Colorado Black Arts Festival celebrates the best in Black artistic excellence
The Colorado Black Arts Festival is a celebration of Black artistic excellence that has been part of Denver's cultural heartbeat since 1986.
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The Colorado Black Arts Festival is a celebration of Black artistic excellence that has been part of Denver's cultural heartbeat since 1986.
Charles Burrell was the first African-American member of a major American symphony.
Scaled back to one day, organizers have worked hard to preserve a longstanding Denver tradition.
The month of June is celebrated as Pride Month, and in Denver, during the second week, Black Pride Week.
On Saturday, the New Hope Baptist Church's congregation, clergy and community leaders laid to rest a beloved spiritual leader and Civil Rights activist.
A Denver pastor and Civil Rights icon who helped Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. organize the 1963 March on Washington has passed away.
Tori Mason hosts CBS Colorado's Elevating Black Voices special.
Walking through Denver's Five Points Neighborhood is like walking through history. It's Denver's first predominantly Black neighborhood, historically a haven for small businesses like restaurants, and you can't forget about the music, especially Jazz. Five Points was known to many as the "Harlem of the West." Another kind of music was playing in churches here, worship and faith built the foundation of this community. Community is how so many Black businesses thrived here for decades, and community is what they're trying to get back after years of gentrification. History and the future can be found together at the intersection of Welton Street, North Washington Street, 27th Street, and East 26th Avenue. Join CBS Colorado as we take a look at Five Points: Then and Now.
To wrap up celebrations of Black History Month, fermentation students at CSU are selling peach cobbler beer at the on-campus brewery.
As the first African American woman to be ordained as a rabbi, Denver Rabbi Alysa Uriel Stanton's journey is one of determination, faith, and unwavering strength.
The National Brotherhood of Snowsports is back in Colorado celebrating its 52nd year as an organization.
A woman who started as a graphic designer became an icon for giving voice to her Colorado community.
Ada Belle Evans unseated an incumbent by 20 votes and wound up leaving an enduring impact.
A brand with a following, and an inspiration for other girls to chase their dreams.
A new resource is bringing culturally appropriate health care providers to Black Coloradans.
After leading efforts to get the course approved in Douglas County, the teacher is now preparing to teach it, reviewing the textbook, attending a weeklong class from AP, and meeting with a Cherry Creek teacher already teaching the course.
The Pentagon has issued a memo pausing "special observances" of several federal holidays amid a targeting of diversity initiatives from the White House, prompting shock, anger, and concern from several organizations in Colorado.
Before Hattie McDaniel won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, she made her home in Colorado.
Event organizers in the Denver metro area are pulling out the stops for Black History Month with music, art, history, and celebrations of the legacies of influential Black members of the community.
The film is focused on visits in 1964 and 1967, and how Coloradans responded when the civil rights leader was slain.
"Make Real the Promises of Democracy" is the 2025 theme, with events held over several days.
Dearfield was an early 20th-century African American townsite. It was founded by O. T. Jackson in 1910 and survived for two decades, supported by a 20,000-acre farm colony.
Girls Inc. of Metro Denver is giving students an extra confidence boost before they head back to school. Its gym was packed with Black girls getting their curls washed, pressed and styled as part of its "Locs and Lessons" event.
New racial equity study by state seeks to quantify impacts of racism on African Americans today.
For the third time, Colorado officially celebrates Juneteenth, and communities will look to celebrate the federal holiday through several events around the state.
A Colorado business owner promising to build backyard buildings like saunas and sheds suddenly stopped delivering.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife let Coloradans know that zebra mussels have been found in a private body of water in Eagle County this month.
Denver Summit FC had to receive the blessing of another Colorado pro team before officially assuming the name of the new women's soccer club.
A fire that broke out inside a vacant Colorado building in Lakewood early Monday morning is under investigation.
The United States Air Force Thunderbirds are returning to Cheyenne Frontier Days after a one-year sabbatical.
A Colorado business owner promising to build backyard buildings like saunas and sheds suddenly stopped delivering.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife let Coloradans know that zebra mussels have been found in a private body of water in Eagle County this month.
Denver Summit FC had to receive the blessing of another Colorado pro team before officially assuming the name of the new women's soccer club.
A fire that broke out inside a vacant Colorado building in Lakewood early Monday morning is under investigation.
The United States Air Force Thunderbirds are returning to Cheyenne Frontier Days after a one-year sabbatical.
The Eagle Trace Golf Course is located near 10th and Main Street in Broomfield.
A Colorado business owner promising to build backyard buildings like saunas and sheds suddenly stopped delivering.
In his State of the City address, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston spoke about a wide range of issues and improvements affecting the city.
It was a sad day at Black Sky Brewery in Denver, a place where heavy metal is the only music you'll ever hear on the speakers.
The rocker who was a trailblazer in the heavy metal music genre passed away on Tuesday.
Football season is just weeks away, with the Denver Broncos' first preseason game on Aug. 9. Training camp, which is open to the public but requires tickets, starts on Friday. Here's what you need to know if you plan to attend.
Denver Summit FC had to receive the blessing of another Colorado pro team before officially assuming the name of the new women's soccer club.
Colorado State University has signed an agreement to bring Professional Bull Riders Inc. back to Canvas Stadium next year and along with plans to expand the event.
Denver NWSL now has a name- Denver Summit Football Club.
For the first time, CSU is hosting a major event at Canvas Stadium that isn't a football game or graduation.
Ozzy Osbourne rose to fame in the heavy metal group Black Sabbath.
President Trump previously withdrew the U.S. from the agency during his first term.
China is refusing to let a U.S. Department of Commerce employee and a Wells Fargo banker leave the country, officials say.
After nudge from President Trump, Coca-Cola says it plans to sell a line of soda for U.S. market that uses natural cane sugar.
The federal government released over 200,000 pages of documents on the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., a move ordered by President Trump.
We now know how Coloradans want -- and don't want -- to celebrate the state's 150th birthday next year.
The legislation, sponsored by U.S. Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert, would create unique ZIP codes for 15 communities across Colorado, as well as dozens more in other states.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser is suing a sheriff's deputy who Weiser says told ICE officials in an encrypted Signal chat to a woman who was allegedly in the U.S. on an expired visa, in violation of state law.
President Trump previously withdrew the U.S. from the agency during his first term.
Colorado Congressman Jason Crow is hailing the House's passage of the National Defense Authorization Act.
The data, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, also showed a significant increase in COVID-related emergency room visits for young children.
A passionate group placed dozens of brightly colored signs all around Denver's Washington Park. They want them to be visible, much like their cause: putting an end to bicycle fatalities.
James Grevious says healthy people build strong communities, and he hopes he can continue to make his community stronger for the future by offering a place with healthy food accessible to community members who rely on SNAP.
The ready-to-eat sausage products may be contaminated with pieces of plastic, the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service said.
Jennifer Frederick didn't understand why she had a growing lump under her skin. A doctor returned a devastating diagnosis.
The legislation, sponsored by U.S. Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert, would create unique ZIP codes for 15 communities across Colorado, as well as dozens more in other states.
China is refusing to let a U.S. Department of Commerce employee and a Wells Fargo banker leave the country, officials say.
After nudge from President Trump, Coca-Cola says it plans to sell a line of soda for U.S. market that uses natural cane sugar.
The Labor Department is seeking to pull back on the regulation of workplaces by rewriting or repealing more than 60 "obsolete" regulations.
Southwest is providing details about its new assigned seating and boarding policy. Here's what to know.
A Colorado business owner promising to build backyard buildings like saunas and sheds suddenly stopped delivering.
South Metro Fire Rescue, which serves nearly 600,000 residents in Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson counties, is forecasting a $20 to $30 million shortfall next year, followed by significant yearly budget shortfalls.
Across Colorado, motorcycle deaths are surging. In 2024, 165 riders died -- the most ever in the state.
Just months after employees at AJ's Pit BBQ walked off the job, concerned about restaurant owner Jared Leonard's financial practices, Leonard has been indicted on federal fraud charges.
Hondo Underwood has gone from running away from police in Colorado to running towards them.