Tag: Black History
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Motherhood wasn’t part of the mission for first Black female fighter pilot, until it was
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rochelle Kimbrell knew by fourth grade what she wanted to do with her life, and spent the next 15 years on a trail-blazing trajectory of singular purpose. For the first Black female fighter pilot in the history of the U.S. Air Force, becoming a mother…
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Finding home: The little-known story of a Black orphanage in southern Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PUEBLO • Black history hides in a dark, dusty bunker on the tumbleweed plains of southeast Colorado where World War I-era chemical weapons were once stored. Stored here now are reminders of a much different place. The Lincoln Home “was the only known orphanage of…
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‘I stand on the shoulders of everyone before me:’ Aurora Councilmember Stephanie Hancock reflects on Black History Month
“Black history isn’t one month for me, it’s a lifestyle that I’ve taken on as a person of color who lives in this county.” Stephanie Hancock, a Black member of Aurora City Council, said those words to The Denver Gazette Tuesday when asked what Black History Month meant to her. “For me to contribute to…
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Weekend things to do in Denver and beyond
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Linda Navarro The Denver Gazette FRIDAY SATURDAY SATURDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY DAILY THROUGH MARCH 13 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More information Denver police investigate fatal shooting in North Capitol neighborhood The Denver Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting…
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Once a place of ruin and hard memories, Colorado Springs native restoring childhood landmark
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save His knees won’t carry him up and down the hill he ran as a child. Now Carl Bourgeois, 71, has an ATV. Now he can drive this slice of backcountry in the middle of the neighborhood on Colorado Springs’ west side. “Let me show you…
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Denver establishes Juneteenth as official commemorative holiday
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