A group of Colorado journalists and community members of color called The Voices Initiative has been working to understand and correct racism in traditional local media. Today on Colorado Edition, we discuss the racist past coverage of newspapers, and about the findings of initiative so far.
A group of Colorado journalists and community members of color called The Voices Initiative has been working to understand and correct racism in traditional local media. Today, we talking about the findings of initiative so far, and about the racist past of newspapers.
There were plenty of tears in the crowd. They were streaming down Black women’s faces until the liquid pain trickled behind their brightly colored face masks. Gathered near the Colorado State Capitol, women took turns telling stories of dead family members, exhaustion, and fear fear for their children, their brothers, their friends, and their partners. In 2020, there were more reasons than ever for the March for Black Women Denver to come together to rally for racial equity. Unfortunately, there were also many reasons not to.
Protesting and organized marching aren’t new to the Mile High City Denver hosted one of the country’s largest women’s marches in 2017 but the murder of George Floyd, an out-of-control pandemic, and a contentious election cycle have encouraged Coloradans to voice their concerns with more urgency and frequency this year. In years past, however, the March for Black Women Denver would have sounded, looked, and felt very different. Along with all the other