The myth of a post-racial America

On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass, a fugitive from the Peculiar Institution, gave a talk in Corinthian Hall before the Ladies Anti-Slavery Society at Rochester, N.Y., in which he addressed the topic of The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro.

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Defined out of existence

Latinos feeling left out of 2010 U.S. Census

If you read through the 2010 Census form, past the part where it asks how many people are living in your house and past the part where it asks for people's ages, you'll find that there is a space for the American Latino contingent on Question 8. But immediately following that question is one about race, which left many Latinos confused.

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On the wings of change

An interview with Nobel Peace Prize winner & Mayan leader Rigoberta Menchú Tum

Greed, envy, individualism, and an excessive materialism are altering the human experience and causing a lack of equilibrium in the world. I believe the inequality has also generated racism, the sickness of discrimination. This world has lost values; it must begin again.

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A sobering look at Tom Carr

One of Seattle’s most controversial (and unpopular) politicians is about to become Boulder’s city attorney

Inside a Greek pizzeria, surrounded by supporters wearing pastel button-ups and talking baseball, Carr waited for the election results. This could be his third term as Seattles city attorney, a position that commands heavy sway over the citys approach to policy and crime.

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Autism 101

Families need more help, hope

Local parents who have children with autism acknowledge that having a child with autism can be extremely difficult. They say that Rochester’s story, even if she is found innocent, even if her baby didn’t have autism, is an opportunity. It is an opportunity to highlight the need for more support and resources for such developmental disabilities — not just financial, but emotional, and not just for the patient, but for the families.

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Hidden in plain sight

Part 1: Advocating for local undocumented Latinos

With the passage of the controversial law SB 1070 in Arizona, which gives more power to police when it comes to cracking down on undocumented workers, this 'hidden' population is now in the spotlight. We'll bring you voices of undocumented Boulder County residents, the majority of them hailing from Mexican roots.

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Victory!

Boulder Weekly investigation ends the practice of shackling inmates in labor

She wasnt on the run long, however, when law enforcement caught up with her. She spent her first five days in Denver City Jail heavily pregnant and sleeping on the floor on a dirty blanket. Then she was transferred to Denver County Jail, where she stayed for a time, before being transferred to El Paso County on her due date and then back again.

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The Mind of a Murderer

The psychology of workplace violence and Boulder suicidal killer Robert Mongomery

Then the details emerge, in dribbles, via the media, in the following days. The victims names were Sean and Staci Griffin, who lived in the south Longmont development of Prospect, where yellow ribbons have appeared by the dozens around trees and lamp posts.

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Coming Full Circle

Nederland man builds carousel in memory of lost friends and family - and for the joy of it

For Scott Harrison, $2,000 bought him a carousel frame, motor and gears. For the past 24 years, Harrison has been restoring and creating what he now calls the Carousel of Happiness, from the original electric motor to the custom carved and painted animals to the newly constructed building the carousel rests in.

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Justice

Boulder attorneys' battles against polluter pay off for poor Denver neighborhood

On April 27, a Denver judge authorized the final $596,700 payout in Weiner's 1999 settlement with ASARCO, and the 117 Globeville residents awaiting the second half of their payments finally have some closure and then some. They are being notified of the payments this week, and checks will be cut in early June.

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