“DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — James Roy II just opened his art gallery Urbanity Gallery in Denver, his hometown. “I grew up in the Five Points originally, and then in Park Hill for middle school and Aurora for high school,” he said. He’s also the Executive Director of Denver Metro Community Impact and a Master’s … [Read more…]
“If the Regional Transportation District (RTD) has to continue to cut service, nearly 100,000 riders could be without access to reliable transportation, according to a study from the transit advocacy group Transit Center. Cuts would also disproportionally impact riders of color the study found. Thirteen percent of Black riders would be impacted, though Black … [Read more…]
“For the last few years, the street art festival CRUSH has been edging toward a more organized, consistent and marketable event, but this year it finally matured into a new, and perhaps troubling, form. Where the last few years felt like an awkward pre-teen stage, this year felt like full-on adolescence — more self-aware … [Read more…]
“When people began gathering at the State Capitol last week to protest the death of George Floyd, racism and police brutality, Zac Gabani saw himself clearly in their cause. “I understand what these people are going through,” said Gabani, whose father was from Sudan. “I myself have had an injustice done against me by … [Read more…]
“It’s been decades since Manning Rollerson cut the grass in front of his grandmother’s home in Freeport, a petrochemical town of about 12,000 that’s situated on the Gulf, about an hour’s drive south of Houston. But he still remembers the way the wild onion would burn his eyes as he pushed a barely functioning … [Read more…]
“As a child, Olivell Owens wondered about the water under the “whites only ” sign. Did it taste different than what flowed from the fountains where she and other African-Americans were supposed to drink in her hometown of Conway, Arkansas? She crossed the color line for a sip. Her fearlessness didn’t end there. When … [Read more…]
“here’s a forgotten and dark history as to how the Five Points neighborhood in Denver was formed. It was called redlining. Starting in the 1930’s the Federal Housing Administration drew up maps of major metropolitan areas around the country including Denver. Entire neighborhoods of color were marked in red. The maps and policies encouraged … [Read more…]
“If you know Denver’s different neighborhoods, then you know Five Points is one of the oldest and more diverse areas of the city. The Five Points neighborhood was founded in 1880. It was near one of the city’s first cable street-cars and was home to affluent families. By the early 1900s, a housing and … [Read more…]
“Before gentrification came to Denver, many neighborhoods had to deal with the practice of redlining. An exhibit running at the Blair Caldwell Library right now in Five Points is focused on the idea of redlining and how it’s still impacting Denver’s neighborhoods. Redlining, first started in the ’30s, is when people in certain neighborhoods … [Read more…]
“For Anthony Mitchell, the Fourth Quarter Residences were a godsend, a low-rent haven for homeless and disabled veterans at a time when he and his wife were living in their car. Now, more than three years after residents began moving into the 36-unit complex, he and others describe a building where security is so lax … [Read more…]