Tag: black lives matter
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Colorado Springs police advisory commission recommends its own end after six years
The public commission set up to help provide public oversight of Colorado Springs law enforcement feels that it is no longer functional enough to continue. The Law Enforcement Transparency and Advisory Commission voted at the beginning of March to recommend that it be dissolved. The commission was established in June 2020 at the height of…
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Colorado Springs church vandalized for the fourth time in six months
Emily Bond’s first thought when she got to work on Tuesday morning was, “Oh, no! We have to get another banner. Again.” Shortly before 8 p.m. Monday night, as members of the Out Loud Men’s Chorus were rehearsing inside First Congregational Church in downtown Colorado Springs, a neighbor’s video cam captured two cars pulling up,…
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against Denver officials over 2020 pro-police rally
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Denver’s former mayor and several city officials alleging they conspired with those who violently disrupted a pro-police rally four years ago in Civic Center Park. Weeks after a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd in May 2020, sparking international demonstrations, a scheduled “Law Enforcement Appreciation Day” event…
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SCENES FROM | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day ‘Marade”
Sights and sounds from Denver’s 37th annual “marade” in honor of the civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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NEWS | Scenes from Inauguration Day at the Colorado Capitol
Chanting about police brutality, burning flags, and protesting systemic injustices – all scenes from the Colorado Capitol today after Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. (Video by Katie Klann and Skyler Ballard)
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2020 | A Year in Video
A lot happened in 2020. The Gazette video team presents a look back at our year. (Video by Skyler Ballard & Katie Klann)
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Nearly 60,000 sign petition against reinstatement of Aurora officers who mocked Elijah McClain death
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tens of thousands have signed a Change.org petition advocating against the reinstatement of three former Aurora police officers who took a selfie mocking the death of Elijah McClain. The petition, started two weeks ago by Aurora resident Darlene Jones, has garnered around 57,000 signatures thus…
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Nearly 60,000 sign petition against reinstatement of Aurora officers who mocked Elijah McClain death
Tens of thousands have signed a Change.org petition advocating against the reinstatement of three former Aurora police officers who took a selfie mocking the death of Elijah McClain. The petition, started two weeks ago by Aurora resident Darlene Jones, has garnered around 57,000 signatures thus far. “These are supposed to be those that ‘serve and…
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VIDEO | Woman rollerblades down I-25 while protesters clog highway
A woman was rollerblading on northbound I-25 while traffic was stopped by protesters Tuesday night, June 30, 2020, north of the Bijou exit in Colorado Springs. (Video by Jerry Herman)
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VIDEO | Scenes from Elijah McClain protest in Colorado Springs
Dozens of protesters gathered in downtown Colorado Springs to demand justice for Elijah McClain on Sunday. (Video courtesy of KKTV)