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Articles by LJ DawsonOct 14, 20203:36 pm

Solidarity Mobile Mural Project features local Black artists

First seen in the Colorado Springs Indy Ten new murals are on display throughout downtown Colorado Springs, Old Colorado City and Manitou Springs this month to celebrate local Black artists. The Solidarity Mobile Mural Project […]

Articles by LJ DawsonOct 14, 20202:19 pmOctober 14, 2020
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Minority students are disciplined more often than their white counterparts. What are districts doing about it?

First seen in the Colorado Springs Indy On the third day of online school in August, Dani Elliott called her 12-year-old son. She was terrified. She told him to lock every door, turn off the lights […]

Articles by LJ DawsonOct 8, 20205:52 pmOctober 13, 2020
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CSPD hosts law enforcement training for mental health 911 calls

First seen in the Colorado Springs Indy “We have to show that we care about people. A lot of people don’t think that we do,” a facilitator told a Colorado Springs Police officer during Crisis […]

Articles by LJ DawsonSep 24, 20202:49 pmOctober 2, 2020
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The societal impacts of redlining are still seen today

First seen in the Colorado Springs Independent It was 1960 and Juanita Stroud Martin had just arrived back in Colorado Springs with four children and one on the way. After serving in the Navy and living […]

Articles by LJ DawsonSep 9, 20207:11 pmOctober 2, 2020
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ACLU pressures Polis to release more inmates at risk for COVID-19

First seen in the Colorado Springs Indy Marsha Brewer’s fifth wheel has been sitting on her and her husband Jim’s ranch in Yoder for the last month, detailed and ready to quarantine him if he […]

Articles by LJ DawsonSep 4, 20202:50 pmSeptember 27, 2020
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Petition gathers support to Keep Westside Community Center

First seen in the Colorado Springs Indy Ten years ago, while Colorado Springs was in an economic nosedive, the city transferred management of some of its community centers to local nonprofits. One of them, the Westside […]

Articles by LJ DawsonSep 2, 20202:48 pm
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An older demographic of temporary election workers faces COVID-19

First seen in the Colorado Springs Indy For the first time in nearly two decades, Marguerite Terze won’t be working as an election judge in November’s election. She and her husband Mark Schwarz, both over […]

Articles by LJ DawsonAug 28, 20206:29 pm
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Colorado Springs Mayor talks taxes, budget cuts, and COVID-19

First seen in the Colorado Springs Independent Mayor John Suthers shared his thoughts on local current affairs during a webcast Aug. 26 arranged by the Council of Neighbors and Organizations, a neighborhood engagement organization. The […]

Articles by LJ DawsonAug 27, 20206:11 pmAugust 28, 2020
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Community Mural honors Conejos Neighborhood

First seen in the Colorado Springs Independent Painting has begun on Colorado Springs’ newest mural on the Colorado Avenue I-25 underpass, highlighting the history of the Conejos neighborhood. It is the largest of the city’s […]

Articles by LJ DawsonAug 27, 20206:07 pmAugust 28, 2020
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District 11 technical and college preparatory schools carry past lessons into new year

First seen in the Colorado Springs Independent Young people are increasingly turning toward options not offered in traditional classrooms, allowing them to explore hands-on trades and focused career paths long before graduation. Colorado Springs School District […]

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