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African American culture is being celebrated this week in Colorado Springs as Wednesday marks the second day of Kwanzaa.

What if you never knew or learned your heritage and where you came from? That's the reality for many African Americans.

Leona Abdullah-Ward dreamed of having her own dance studio for more than a decade. She’d taught fitness classes at Hillside Community Center after retiring in 2000 from the Army, but she’d never had a place of her own.  In 2019, things came together. Abdullah-Ward acquired a space on East Pikes Peak Avenue, started teaching therapeutic dance and watched her clientele grow.  Then the pandemic hit, and COVID-19 restrictions forced Abdullah-Ward to close her doors suddenly in March 2020. Her space at the Park Hill Shopping Center would remain shuttered for six months.  In Sept...

Local support group helps African Americans cope with racial trauma Last summer Southern Colorado had it's fair share of protests over the death of George Floyd. Once again race relations and policing have dominated the news, not only because of the expected Derek Chauvin verdict, but also because of the release of several troubling videos involving black and brown individuals and police. and last updated 2021-04-20 09:15:33-04 COLORADO SPRINGS — Last summer Southern Colorado had it's fair share of protests over the death of George Floyd. Once again race relations and policing have domin...