Tag: racism
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Arizona’s Democratic governor vetoes border bill approved by Republican-led Legislature
Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a bill approved by the Republican-controlled Arizona Legislature that would have made it a crime for noncitizens to enter the state through Mexico at a location other than a port entry
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Penn Museum buries the bones of 19 Black Philadelphians, causing a dispute with community members
For decades, the University of Pennsylvania has held hundreds of skulls that were once used to promote white supremacy through racist scientific research
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Aurora City Council sees tensions flair in ‘Sister Cities’ discussion
While members of the Aurora City Council discussed a potential ‘Sister Cities’ partnership between Chihuahua, Mexico and Aurora, tensions began to flair as members voiced opposition to the measure based on crime levels in Chihuahua and Mexico as a whole. Two members appeared to laugh and turn off their cameras while a representative of Sister…
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Aurora City Council discussion of ‘Sister Cities’ draws charges of racism
Aurora City Council discussion of ‘Sister Cities’ draws charges of racism
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Asian Americans in Colorado say enough is enough after year of pandemic-related hate
Over the last year, racist assaults on people of Asian descent have often taken the form of epithets hurled related to the COVID-19 pandemic: “Go back to China!” “You brought the flu!” “I’m out of work because of you!” Other times, the attacks have crossed into physical assault. Around the Denver metro area, those incidents…
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VIDEO | Trying to Make a Change
Peaceful protesting over the death of George Floyd continued into the night Wednesday after Mayor John Suthers announced that Colorado Springs will be under a curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. through the weekend.. (Video by Katie Klann)