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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Gregg Deal nets Art on the Streets award
First seen in the Colorado Springs Independent Gregg Deal of Peyton won $10,000 from the Art on the Streets program, a first-place award for his mural, “Take Back the Power.” Deal is an indigenous artist […]
Servicios de La Raza provides rental assistance to undocumented community
First seen in the Colorado Springs Indy Maria, an undocumented Colorado resident who is a volunteer “promotora” or community health worker, lost all her income in March 2020. Barred from government COVID-19 assistance due to […]
FROM BAILEY TO FLOYD
A YEAR LATER, DO BLACK LIVES MATTER HERE YET? First seen in The Colorado Springs Independent For De’Von Bailey’s closest friends, the death of George Floyd under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer in […]
Inside the Summit for Trump-Loving Young Black Conservatives: The president has alienated many African Americans—but not these young activists.
First seen in Politico Magazine As a crowd listened to President Donald Trump speak in the East Room on Friday, chants of “USA” and “four more years” reverberated amid the gold drapes and crystal chandeliers. […]
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