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Aurora Police use unnecessary force at a peaceful vigil for Elijah McClain

SUPPORT LOCAL MEDIA-DONATE NOW! *Updated June 29th, 2020 to reflect the breaking story of photographs of Aurora police officers posing in the carotid chokehold at the site where Elijah McClain was killed by 3 Aurora police officers. Elijah McClain was a 23-year-old, quiet young man, who played the violin. He was walking home from getting his

New 2500 Set-back measure collecting signatures for the ballot

SUPPORT LOCAL MEDIA - DONATE NOW! We are still facing Climate Change amidst the "every day" corruption and injustices of the world we also face. Since SB181 was signed over a year ago, the Governor and COGCC have failed to follow the mandate (law) of Health and Safety first and have approved thousands of permits near homes future homes

Aurora Councilwoman under attack for supporting Black Lives Matter

SUPPORT LOCAL MEDIA-DONATE NOW Below is a press release sent to us by LGBTQ Aurora Councilwoman, Alison Coombs, regarding the call for her resignation for speaking out against police brutality. The charge against Ms. Coombs was initially led by Aurora Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 49 President Marc Sears. Aurora is the same police department that has a long history of

CU Professor called out by Boulder County Democrats

SUPPORT LOCAL MEDIA-DONATE NOW! UPDATED: June 25, 2020 Local University of Colorado, Boulder, professor Phil Graves has found himself in the center of an internet storm, the sort of which has been made famous in the internet of #BlackLivesMatter and internet call outs. He was online discussing racism, based on screenshots shared by the Boulder County Democratic Party -

The Voices you don’t always know are there. 1000 Erieites stand in solidarity June 13th, 2020

SUPPORT LOCAL MEDIA-DONATE NOW Twelve days ago my friend, Pat Reed, suggested we plan a march for racial justice in Erie. I jumped in without hesitation. I thought, Okay, there will be maybe 20 of us to show up marching down the street with our signs through suburban Erie, being ignored or laughed at, but a worthy purpose, regardless. Within one

Black Voice Movement by Black Sparrow Media

Black Sparrow Media is a locally owned and operated video production company here in Northern Colorado. With a focus on projects that improve the lives and well being of others, benefits community involvement, and local artists, the driving purpose of Black Sparrow Media is to improve the world we live in through the use of creative and engaging films or videos. With this in mind

Erie Colorado kicks off Being a Better Neighbor. Plans Community March for Sat. June 13th

Having lived in Erie for close to 30 years, I have seen it change from a small, rural town that was once the center of Colorado's coal-mining to a bustling downtown with 4-star restaurants where there was once only two bars. When I moved here it literally was dirt roads, 500 houses, and a population of 1,200. Today it is nearly 30,000 residents and just about to reach 10,000

We can only hope the tide is truly turning: Black Lives Matter 2020

SUPPORT LOCAL MEDIA-DONATE NOW Tides are a complicated dance between gravity and inertia. But tidal forces’ dependence on gravity can be a bit deceiving. Unlike gravity, tidal forces are much more dependent on distance than mass. So, the relatively small moon exerts a much stronger tidal force on Earth than the gargantuan sun because it is so much closer. Waves transmit

Where are the minority-owned businesses in Boulder County?

We were asked to create a list of black-owned businesses in Boulder County. We actually began working on this more than 6 weeks ago prior to being asked. The problem is, there is a small handful of black-owned businesses in Boulder County that we are aware of. After speaking to a few of them, we are not sure all of them want to focus on

Live Streams from Denver Protests-Updates daily

Videos provided by: Yellow Scene Magazine, Adam Stark, Stark Contrast Events, Denver 7 News Yellow Scene Magazine spent 5 hours at the Protests on Friday, May 29th and 7 hours Saturday, May 30th as well as another 7 hours on Sunday, June 1st. Our publisher shot her first live stream for this event, while editor De La Vaca was shooting the photos. We will be reporting from

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