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Early morning encampment sweep upends life for more than 100 houseless Denver residents

Early morning encampment sweep upends life for more than 100 houseless Denver residents

by Esteban Fernandez | Dec 1, 2020 | News

//A protester is allowed through the police line with large trash bags to help residents pack up what they can as Denver police sweep the houseless encampment at 29th Street and Arkins Court on Nov. 30. Photo by Madeleine Kelly | [email protected] Update:...
Denver’s only female-owned metal bar Black Sky Brewery is powering through the pandemic

Denver’s only female-owned metal bar Black Sky Brewery is powering through the pandemic

by Addison Herron-Wheeler | Jan 25, 2021 | Features, Local Business

//Lila Mackey, the owner and general manager of Black Sky Brewery, pours a pint at the Denver brewery on Jan. 22. Photo by Ali Mai | [email protected] The intersection of being a female business owner and purveyor of a DIY, underground metal bar is tricky any...
Once houseless herself, Cuica Montoya is now managing one of Denver’s first sanctioned camps

Once houseless herself, Cuica Montoya is now managing one of Denver’s first sanctioned camps

by Alexandra Cummings | Dec 28, 2020 | Badass Women, Features

//Cuica Montoya speaks to one of the residents of the houseless encampment at 16th and Pearl about the city-sanctioned encampment due to open nearby, next to the Denver Community Church. Photo by Esteban Fernandez | [email protected] Update: Robert Vazquez no...
The women leading social justice movements—and the forces holding them back

The women leading social justice movements—and the forces holding them back

by Alexandra Cummings | Feb 2, 2021 | Badass Women, Equity, Features

//Amy E. Brown, Kelsey Lansing and Jeanette Vizguerra. Photo of Brown by Polina Saran | [email protected]. Other photos provided by Lansing and Vizguerra. Women of color have always been at the forefront of social movements throughout history, from racial...
How BLM 5280 became more than just a hashtag

How BLM 5280 became more than just a hashtag

by Alexandra Cummings | Mar 12, 2021 | Equity, Features

//Amy E. Brown, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter 5280, on Jan. 7 in Denver. Photo by Polina Saran | [email protected] While national foundations like Black Lives Matter are often in the public eye, it’s the chapters on the ground across the United States...
From the streets of violence to the streets of healing: Halim Ali generates hope for his community

From the streets of violence to the streets of healing: Halim Ali generates hope for his community

by Alexandra Cummings | Nov 19, 2020 | Features

//Halim Ali. Photo provided by Ali. In the current social climate, many people are struggling with feelings of distress. Denver native Halim Ali is using it as a reason to create. A former gang member on the streets of Denver, Ali experienced different forms of...
Denver Senegalese community in mourning six months after Diol family home fire

Denver Senegalese community in mourning six months after Diol family home fire

by Annie Burky | Feb 18, 2021 | Features, News

//Ousman Ba stands in front of Mountain View United Church holding images of his friends, the Diol family, who were killed in a fire on Aug. 5, 2020. Photo by Madeleine Kelly | [email protected] In the video that circulated following the death of the Diol...
Reimagining Denver’s Chinatown amidst lost history and uptick in anti-Asian American attacks

Reimagining Denver’s Chinatown amidst lost history and uptick in anti-Asian American attacks

by Annie Burky | Feb 24, 2021 | Equity, Features, News

//William Wei, Ph.D., stands in front of the plaque that is being changed by the end of the year due to racist wording at 20th and Blake Streets on Feb. 16. Photo by Polina Saran | [email protected] At the corner of 20th and Blake Streets sits a commemorative...
The residents of the Glenarm homeless encampment

The residents of the Glenarm homeless encampment

by Cassandra Ballard | Aug 22, 2020 | Equity, Features

//Tiley English riffles through her housing paperwork in the hotel she was put up in by the city after the sweep of her encampment. She has been waiting for months for a room. Photo by Madison Lauterbach | [email protected] Editor’s note: Cassandra...
Officials ‘confused’ by sweep of small homeless encampment on Glenarm

Officials ‘confused’ by sweep of small homeless encampment on Glenarm

by Cassandra Ballard | Aug 22, 2020 | News

//The proposed homeless campsite at the Denver Coliseum would seek to eliminate encampments in residential areas, such as the one near Morey Middle School (pictured above). Photo by Esteban Fernandez | [email protected] Editor’s note: Cassandra Ballard...
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