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‘I Am the Bridge’: How a poem being presented at an African cultural event in Arvada was created by 50 people from different ethnicities and cultures
The poem will be recited at the Day of African Culture at the Arvada Center on Saturday, Aug. 5.
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By Elaine Tassy
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Colorado’s growing Ethiopian and Indian communities hope to broaden clientele with upcoming food festivals in Denver, Colorado Springs
This weekend, Ethiopian and Indian restaurant owners and caterers around Colorado hope to expand the audiences who have discovered their foods at two different festivals – one in Denver, the other in Colorado Springs.
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By Elaine Tassy
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On Colorado Day, 4 state historians share their favorite bits of Centennial State history
A (sort of) headless chicken in Fruita, one of the nation’s highest city, the first Chinese person to be documented living in Colorado.
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By Elaine Tassy
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This temporary homeless shelter in Denver closes soon, leaving some of its most vulnerable residents with nowhere to go
The Gathering Place is unique in being at once both a non-congregate shelter and one that specifically serves the non-cis male population.
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By Elaine Tassy
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Sumac, chickpeas and olive oil: How one food truck brings the taste of Lebanon to Colorado
Denver’s Laziz Ya Lebanese food truck makes all of their food from scratch.
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By Elaine Tassy
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‘Just Us’ documentary explores the lives of LGBTQ people
The film “Just Us: The Longing and Hope of LGBTQ People” tells of the stories of Coloradans.
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By Elaine Tassy
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One of the #DREAMBIG honorees at Denver’s Juneteenth Music Festival is taking a fresh approach to sustainability
Jevon Taylor is the CEO of Green Spaces, a co-working space in the Five Points neighborhood.
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By Elaine Tassy
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A chance this week to help Indigenous scholars — and explore new cuisine in Aurora
Money raised will be used for scholarships, college preparatory activities for students, and for students to attend conferences and seminars.
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By Elaine Tassy
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As the 130th anniversary of Hattie McDaniel’s birth arrives, a relative seeks to know more about her Colorado roots
Hattie McDaniel was the first Black person to win an Academy Award, for her role in “Gone with the Wind.”
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By Elaine Tassy
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Roll Mobility, a new app that’s a Yelp for accessible spaces, launches at a brewery that sets the standard
Roll Mobility answers questions about bars, parks and other spaces for people who use a wheelchair or have accessibility issues.
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By Elaine Tassy
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Family of woman murdered in Aurora say they plan to fight her killer’s parole
The three younger sisters of a 1990 murder victim say they will oppose the early release of her killer when she speaks with a member of the Colorado State Board of Parole on Wednesday.
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By Elaine Tassy
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Robin Farris has an early chance at parole after more than 30 years in prison
Robin Farris is the only Black woman granted a form of clemency from a Colorado governor in more than 30 years.
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By Elaine Tassy
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A preview of Martin Luther King Jr. Day events in Colorado
The Marade, wreath-laying, free meals, the MLK Jr. African-American Heritage Rodeo and other events around the Denver metro.
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By Elaine Tassy
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This Ukrainian refugee is sharing her country’s history, culture and spirit through cooking classes in Fort Collins
Tetiana Stratilat is a Ukrainian refugee who escaped via Germany and arrived in Colorado on June 13. She now teaches Ukrainian cooking classes at the Cooking Studio Fort Collins.
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By Elaine Tassy
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Iranian American women in Colorado reflect on the unrest in Iran
“If you talk to any woman who has ever visited or lived in Iran, they have had an experience with the regime’s brutality and inhumanity.”
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By Elaine Tassy
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Hospital releases, brewery fundraisers and memorial tattoos: What 9 days after the Club Q shooting looks like
People are still mourning the deaths of five people killed at the Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub on Nov. 19.
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By Elaine Tassy