Women's Foundation of Colorado gives funding to women, girls of color
The nonprofit "CHIC" stands for Collaborative Healing Initiative within Communities which helps provide opportunities and safe spaces for marginalized communities to thrive.
The nonprofit "CHIC" stands for Collaborative Healing Initiative within Communities which helps provide opportunities and safe spaces for marginalized communities to thrive.
The event, hosted by the Black and African American Cultural Center on campus, allowed students of all backgrounds to see how their peers express themselves through both fashion and small businesses.
As CBS News Colorado continues to Elevate Black Voices, we wanted to highlight a Black choir right here in our community. Tarell Martin & C2 Mass Choir is comprised of singers from a number of churches across Colorado.
Workers covered up parts of the damaged area of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" monument in Denver's City Park as the artist who created it came by to lament what had happened.
Communities across the region are finding innovative ways to address racial equity, to ensure all Coloradans thrive.
For seven years, members of a predominantly White church congregation in Douglas County have been meeting every month to learn about race and racism.
The owners of "Flow n Frequency" provided a yoga demonstration Sunday morning with CBS Colorado weekend morning anchor Kennedy Cook.
CBS News Colorado weekend morning anchor Kennedy Cook speaks with the owners of "Flow n Frequency," who discuss the benefits of yoga in the Black community.
CBS News Colorado continues to Elevate Black Voices as weekend morning anchor Kennedy Cook speaks with an employee of Athletics and Beyond, a program designed to mentor minority students.
On this Valentine's Day, local flower shops are blooming with business including the shop, Black and Blossomed. It's a Black-owned business in Denver that has spent the past week getting ready for today. That included preparing more than 100 flower orders and making nearly a dozen deliveries of flowers.
When Yemi Mobolade ran for mayor of Colorado Springs, not many gave him a chance.
Popular public speaking class instills confidence in people communicating in a new language.
On any given weekday, inside an Aurora classroom, you can find students producing their own masterpieces: from singing a cappella duets to scratching over beats, even creating music podcasts talking about their current favorite artists.
It's been one year since a Douglas County mother says her children began experiencing racial bullying at their school. She says the district still hasn't made any changes. She planned a daily sit-in, which she says has been met with aggression.
A group of Denver Public Schools alumni was disappointed that -- time and again -- when they asked DPS grads how many people from their community had gone on to success. Few, if any, hands would go up.
Jazz is rooted in the rhythm of the Mile High City – and the sound leads back to a historic Denver neighborhood.
What Sidney Frelow wanted most was to continue to work in the fire service.
Descendants of the first African American to be born in Colorado gathered over the weekend for a special ceremony.
Serving the community meant clearing racial hurdles. And sometimes entailed paying the highest price in the line of duty.
Dawn Owens Robinson has worked as an OB-GYN for over 23 years. In that time, she's seen Black women plagued by an ongoing problem that she's working to raise awareness about this Black History Month.
The owners of a new Ethiopian coffee shop in Aurora are looking to help their community through conversation. Lucy Coffee House opened its doors in January during an influx of African migrants in the city.
The study seeks to identify solutions for persistent disparities by race on everything from homeownership, to education and health care.
Migrants from Africa represent a small percentage of the people crossing the U.S. border, but their numbers have been rising. Last year, the Denver metro area saw a significant increase of immigrants and refugees from Africa, and many are still coming.
The 40th Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Marade took place in Denver despite extremely cold temperatures and snowfall.
The Trailblazer Award winner at the Martin Luther King Jr. Business Awards has worked for decades to promote civil rights and appreciation for the integral role of Blacks in the prosperity of the West.
Colorado's Department of Public Health and Environment conducted a study looking at blood lead levels in children who live at varying distances from twelve airports across the state and recently shared limited results.
Interstate 70 traffic is back to three lanes east and west, flowing over an area in Genesee where the Colorado Department of Transportation has been constructing a wildlife underpass.
"Happiness, peace, and dreams aren't for other communities. These goals are accessible to us as well," one grant recipient said. "I was so proud, because I realized in that moment I was breaking a cycle."
Boulder Police Department arrested a woman with a knife inside a store on Wednesday evening. She was taken into custody around 8 p.m.
The USDA tested 30 samples from states with herds infected by H5N1.
Colorado's Department of Public Health and Environment conducted a study looking at blood lead levels in children who live at varying distances from twelve airports across the state and recently shared limited results.
Interstate 70 traffic is back to three lanes east and west, flowing over an area in Genesee where the Colorado Department of Transportation has been constructing a wildlife underpass.
Boulder Police Department arrested a woman with a knife inside a store on Wednesday evening. She was taken into custody around 8 p.m.
As the war in Gaza continues, students In Fort Collins, Pueblo, Denver, and Boulder are demanding that schools cut academic and financial ties with groups that are connected to Israel's military.
Two trustees for the town of Lakeside say that despite an ongoing criminal investigation that appears to revolve around the town's mayor and his daughter, not much has changed in the last eight months, and the town is still being run "as a family business."
Colorado's Department of Public Health and Environment conducted a study looking at blood lead levels in children who live at varying distances from twelve airports across the state and recently shared limited results.
Making ends meet in this economy can be tough, and buying a home, for many, is only a dream, but one nonprofit is empowering women in lower income brackets across the Denver metro area to make their dreams a reality.
Interstate 70 traffic is back to three lanes east and west, flowing over an area in Genesee where the Colorado Department of Transportation has been constructing a wildlife underpass.
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Former Denver Broncos cornerback Chris Harris Jr. announced his retirement from the NFL after 12 seasons. Harris played nine seasons with the Broncos and made the Pro Bowl four times with the team.
Artturi Lehkonen and Valeri Nichushkin became the first set of teammates in NHL history with simultaneous postseason-opening goal streaks five or more games.
The eye-catching stunt was part of a promotional effort to spotlight the partnership between Hamilton's Mercedes F1 team and WhatsApp.
After beekeeper Matt Hilton removed the swarm, the Diamondbacks had him throw out the first pitch.
The Colorado Avalanche are moving on to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The USDA tested 30 samples from states with herds infected by H5N1.
A bear cub is thriving after she was orphaned when a group of people were caught on camera pulling her from a tree to take pictures.
Prosecutors asked for a September retrial for Harvey Weinstein.
The eye-catching stunt was part of a promotional effort to spotlight the partnership between Hamilton's Mercedes F1 team and WhatsApp.
Police ended pro-Palestinian protesters' occupation of a Columbia University building but violence erupted at UCLA and the University of Arizona as schools stepped up efforts to end demonstrations.
On Tuesday, the state Senate gave initial approval to a bill that would require youth sports leagues to perform background checks every three years on all employees and regular volunteers.
Rep. Marjorie Tyalor Greene has dangled the threat of dethroning Johnson since late March after he relied on Democrats to push through a $1.2 trillion spending bill to avert a government shutdown.
A Kittredge woman prevailed after the town sued her over her property lines and access to a creek running through her property. But not before a vicious public battle on social media and in person.
As Coloradans take advantage of financial incentives to go green, the state's power grid is straining under the increased demand for electricity.
The Biden administration is considering bringing certain Palestinians fleeing war-torn Gaza to the U.S. as refugees, according to internal federal government documents obtained by CBS News.
The USDA tested 30 samples from states with herds infected by H5N1.
Recall involves shelled walnuts distributed in 19 states and sold in bulk bins at natural food and co-op stores.
Cat deaths and neurological disease are "widely reported" around farms where the H5N1 bird flu virus was detected, health officials say.
Dr. Seerat Poonia, a head and neck surgeon at Swedish, is learning that throat cancers linked to human papillomavirus, or HPV, are preventable.
Methylene chloride, a toxic chemical, is linked to at least 88 deaths since 1980, federal regulators say.
New protections have been put in place to prevent the spread of bird flu. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza -- or HPAI -- in dairy cattle in 34 dairy herds across nine states, including Colorado.
As Coloradans take advantage of financial incentives to go green, the state's power grid is straining under the increased demand for electricity.
Recall involves shelled walnuts distributed in 19 states and sold in bulk bins at natural food and co-op stores.
There's a new way to enroll in TSA PreCheck and skip long airport security lines. Here is where it's offered.
Friends will soon be able to bet against each other on who will win Skee-Ball.
Investors are now closely watching what is happening in the Iran-Israel conflict in the Middle East because of its impact on their investments.
Eating a healthy, balanced diet when money is tight can be tough. And it's no secret that food costs have skyrocketed within the past year. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, food costs in 2023 rose 5.8%.
A Denver nonprofit that works with communities to plant trees and improve parks is having a special giveaway, providing trees for free and at a discount.
You've probably noticed recently the amount or quantity in a package of food or house supplies is decreasing, while the price is increasing.
Receiving a phone call with information saying it's your loved one on the other line can be harmless. However, it could be part of an elaborate plan from a scammer.