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July 10, 2020 Like 0 redtornado

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Longmont, CO Residents, Stephanie Alverez and David Montelongo will be leading the Longmont Community’s response to the murder of Armed Force Specialist, Vanessa Guillen. On Sunday, June 12th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm residents from…

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Governor’s Order on Ballot Initiatives Highlights Justice Inequities – Community Corner

June 22, 2020 Like 0 Darren O'Connor

The pandemic is providing a lens through which inequity is plainly visible for all to see. Essential workers earning survival wages are dying so we can go to the supermarket, e.g., and Governor Polis has made highly visible public proclamations…

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My Role As A Straight White Man Wanting to Support the Black Lives Matter Movement

June 21, 2020 Like 0 Charles Dalton-Telschow

I Am Not Trying To Co-Opt The Voice, I’m Trying To Bring More Voices To The Table: My Role As A Straight White Man Wanting to Support the Black Lives Matter Movement Let me start this off by saying you…

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Black Voice Movement by Black Sparrow Media

June 17, 2020 Like 0 redtornado

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…

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A Call for Change

June 16, 2020 Like 0 Tom Grasso

The month of June 2020 may go down in history as the moment everything changed. Those seeds of change were sewn on May 25, 2020. A man, a black man, a gentle giant beloved by many, was killed at…

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

June 12, 2020 1 0 redtornado

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…

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Denver’s Protests: The First Few Days [Images]

June 10, 2020 Like 0 De La Vaca

These images were captured by our editor, De La Vaca, over the course of several days of #DenverProtest coverage. He had to cease coverage because, as part of the Denver Police Department's documented, unnecessary assaults on peaceful protests and targeting…

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

June 9, 2020 Like 2 redtornado

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…

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Where are the minority-owned businesses in Boulder County?

June 9, 2020 Like 0 redtornado

Updated: May 24, 2023 Updated: Feb 23, 2020 This article has been updated to include the Equity Solutions Boulder County Black-owned businesses directory which recently published. We were asked to create a list of black-owned businesses in Boulder County. We…

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F-Bombs. No, really…F You.

May 28, 2020 Like 0 Tom Grasso

I’ve known several who have died directly because of COVID. Some had underlying conditions, and some were just going about their daily business in response and health care. Recently, someone I’ve known for most of my life succumbed after…