Racial Justice

Green Book Education Initiative Debuts in Controversy

Green Book Education Initiative Debuts in Controversy

Remembering Preston Porter, Colorado's Last Lynching Victim

Remembering Preston Porter, Colorado's Last Lynching Victim

Westword Apologizes for "Armed and Dangerous" Cover

By Patricia Calhoun
Apr 17, 2024

Youth violence is an important story. Our illustration failed this story and our community. We apologize, and have a plan to ensure it never happens again.
Anti-Hate Crime Rally, GoFundMe Follow Vandalism of Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

By Patricia Calhoun
Feb 26, 2024

Community leaders will gather by the MLK memorial this morning to decry the rise in hate crimes.
Aurora's Top Officials Still Trying to "Re-Establish Trust" Four Years After Elijah McClain's Death

By Bennito L. Kelty
May 8, 2023

Aurora's new heads of police, fire and city manager's office are still working to reestablish trust and legitimacy after the 2019 death of Elijah McClain.
Aurora Mental Health Manager Gone After Blackface Investigation

By Benjamin Neufeld
Mar 20, 2023

The head of a treatment team has left after an investigation into his 2011 blackface Halloween costume as Michael Vick.
Why Unlucky Thirteen's George Floyd Protest Lawsuit Could Cost Denver Plenty

By Michael Roberts
Dec 8, 2022

A "Black Target" T-shirt was targeted frequently.
Michael Driscoll's George Floyd Protest Lawsuit, Possible Cost to Denver

By Michael Roberts
Nov 23, 2022

Part of Driscoll's skull was reduced to dust.
Trevor Hughes's Finger Costs Denver-Area Cops $485K

By Michael Roberts
Oct 21, 2022

Hughes's finger was severed by the projectile.
Students Give MSU's Indigenous and Native Peoples Grant Program an F

By Catie Cheshire
Sep 12, 2022

Free tuition is not the same as a grant, they say.
Jaywalking Is Illegal in Denver. Is It Time to Change That Law?

By Conor McCormick-Cavanagh
Sep 8, 2022

The city is out of step with the state.
Longtime Denver Business Called on the Carpet for Mohawk Tommy Sign

By Conor McCormick-Cavanagh
Jul 16, 2022

The Denver American Indian Commission has requested the sign be removed.
Trial Postponed for Daxx Dalton, the Last Elijah McClain Protester Facing Charges

By Catie Cheshire
Jun 25, 2022

He's accused of tying shut the doors of a police station.
Ticket to Pride: Black Queer and Trans Folks Make Their Case for Space at the Party

By Cleo Mirza
Jun 14, 2022

Black Pride Colorado is back for a second year.
The Last Resort: Lincoln Hills Has a Colorful Past and an Invitation-Only Future

By Conor McCormick-Cavanagh
May 18, 2022

A Black billionaire is buying up much of the property for a fly-fishing club.
Teacher Tim Hernández on North High Ouster: "I Was Let Go for Retaliatory Reasons"

By Michael Roberts
May 13, 2022

Hernández supports the right of students to be heard.
A Horror Show in Park County — but This Was No Movie

By Catie Cheshire
Apr 21, 2022

The students got stuck in a terrifying situation.
Environmental Justice Action Task Force Prepares for Change

By Catie Cheshire
Dec 21, 2021

"We can finally address environmental racism."
Movement Power: The Rebirth and Rise of Denver's Movimiento Poder

By Michael Roberts
Dec 1, 2021

The rebranding symbolizes the organization's expanding scope.
Massacre Descendants Take a Stand: No Sand Creek Healing Run in 2021

By Patricia Calhoun
Nov 28, 2021

But the fight for justice continues.
Littleton Politics Flare Up Over Land Acknowledgement Controversy

By Conor McCormick-Cavanagh
Nov 12, 2021

Council voted to remove critic Iftin Abshir from a committee.
Remembering Pastor George Roberts, Denver Icon and Peacemaker

By Michael Roberts
Nov 11, 2021

Roberts was Denver's most prolific street preacher.

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