Tag: race
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Colorado Springs man arrested for alleged assault involving baseball bat, bias motivated crime charges
A Colorado Springs man was booked on several charges, including bias motivated crime, Wednesday after allegedly assaulting another man with a baseball bat. Just before 2 p.m., officers with the Gold Hill division were dispatched to the 1000 block of south Nevada Avenue for an assault in progress involving a baseball bat. Upon their arrival,…
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10th Circuit warns employers against discriminatory DEI programming
The federal appeals court based in Denver sent up a warning flare to employers on Monday that diversity, equity and inclusion efforts can cross the line into illegal workplace discrimination, deeming certain race-conscious programming “troubling” and the product of “ideological messaging.” At the same time, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for…
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10th Circuit agrees ex-DPS employee failed to prove retaliatory firing
The federal appeals court based in Colorado agreed last month that a former Denver Public Schools employee failed to show how her termination was connected to her act of speaking out against racial discrimination. Barbara Lindsay worked at Emily Griffith Technical College and participated in the 2019 hiring process for a new school director. She…
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SCENES FROM | Practice for the 2023 Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Sights and sounds during the second day of practice on the middle and upper sections of highway for the 101st running of The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, in El Paso County, Colo.
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Mad Gravel race series in Elbert County, Colorado
The Mad Gravel race series takes place Memorial Day weekend at the McNeil Ranch at Peaceful Valley in Elbert County, Courtesy BeFeral Media and Mad Gravel
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Roybal celebrates lead in early election results
El Paso Sheriff candidate Joe Roybal celebrates after early results show him winning the race at the Republican’s election watch party at Boot Barn Hall at Bourbon Brothers on Nov. 8, 2022.
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SCENES FROM | 2022 Emma Crawford Coffin Races
Sights and sounds from the 2022 Emma Crawford Coffin Races and Festival on October 29, 2022 in Manitou Springs.
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Colorado Springs charter school apologizes to students, staff for assignment on racial slur
The CEO of James Irwin Charter Schools sent an apology letter to families and staff Thursday after a high school English teacher posted an assignment titled “N-Word Journal” on the school’s Google Classroom website asking students to ponder a racial slur used against African-Americans. The assignment was live on the website for around 3 hours…
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New Colorado Springs councilman approved on split vote, lack of time in community cited as problematic
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save New Colorado Springs Councilman James “Mike” O’Malley was appointed Monday on a split vote, with two councilmember’s opposing his appointment citing lack of experience in the community and possible racial bias in the process. O’Malley, a U.S. Department of Transportation advisor, was appointed on a…