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Back Forty to the Boardroom Amanda Gordon’s Road through Auto Retail
Amanda Gordon still remembers being led to the “back forty.” She was 16, shopping for her first car with her mother…
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A Night of Black Excellence
On August 1, Denver came alive as the Beta Theta Achievement Foundation (BTAF) hosted its 3rd Annual Black Excellence Social —…
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Preparing Students to Think, Build, Defend, and Adapt
At a meeting of Career and Technical Education professionals, someone asked, “What skills should we teach students to prepare them for…
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Dancing for a Difference
For one summer, 13 of Denver’s civic and business leaders traded boardrooms, offices and executive meetings for dance studios, rehearsals and…
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Whose Values Will AI Learn?
Nick Bostrom is considered one of the leading voices of today’s tech world. An Oxford philosopher, Bostrom wrote the bestseller “Superintelligence:…
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Phil Washington: A Legacy Built on Leadership, Opportunity and Vision
When Phil Washington retired as Chief Executive Officer of Denver International Airport on August 3,…
Ed Dwight: Casting a Legacy
History Colorado honored the extraordinary life and artistic legacy of Ed Dwight during a special…
The Legacy of Giving: LaDawn Sullivan is carrying forward a family tradition of justice, generosity, and community
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Gregory Porter: Every Song Begins and Ends with Gratitude
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A Place to Thrive: New Adult Day Program Centers Seniors, Safety, and Community
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What are American Celebrations to the African American?
The United States is 250 years old this year. And my alma mater, the University…
Voting in June Primaries and November Elections Impacts Lives
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UNFILTERED: A Conversation with Wanda James
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Word in Black
Ed Dwight earned his master’s of fine arts degree in sculpture from the University of Denver. Much of his work is of great figures from Black history such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Barack Obama. By Jake Coyle
James P. Beckwourth is largely erased from history lessons, but students should learn about the “Black King of the Wild Frontier.” by Roger House
