Cadet, Denver area student Connor Lambe to receive Black Student Excellence Award
Among this year's honorees for the Black Student Excellence Award is 16-year-old Connor Lambe, a volunteer at the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum.
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Among this year's honorees for the Black Student Excellence Award is 16-year-old Connor Lambe, a volunteer at the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum.
Local Black businessmen organized in 1865 after learning about the language proposed for a Colorado constitution. They changed history far beyond the territory.
Two Colorado lawmakers have proposed a bill to address racial disparity when it comes to maternal mortality rates.
Three-years ago, Colorado Senator James Coleman started a program to reward Black students for academics.
Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of The 1619 Project, will deliver a keynote address at Shorter AME Church. The event is free and honors Denver civil rights pioneer Rachel B. Noel.
Emma Oliver grew up around planes. It's what sparked her interest in aviation. But it wasn't until the Mile High Flight Program introduced her to a pilot that she felt inspired to soar higher than she ever imagined she could.
Tori Mason hosts CBS Colorado's Elevating Black Voices special.
For 35 years, James "Dr. Daddio" Walker's voice poured out of radios across Denver, bringing soul music, and a sense of unity to the Mile High City.
The Hair Product Transparency and Safety Act would require manufacturers of synthetic hair and hair relaxers -- which chemically straighten hair -- to include warning labels if their products contain carcinogens or reproductive toxins.
The Haus of Misdemeanor has an important message about celebrating everyone for who they are, regardless of race, sexual orientation or how they dress.
For Denver Nuggets public address announcer Kyle Speller, the microphone is only one part of his mission.
This season, Manual High's Thunderbolts are reclaiming their place in the water with their own swim team.
Colorado's HB25-1149 law requires K-12 public schools to integrate comprehensive Black history and cultural studies into their curriculum by 2028.
Lincoln Hills, once the largest African American recreational resort west of the Mississippi, was created in response to segregation. Its enduring impact is now on display at History Colorado.
The Black Equity study focuses on ways that Black Coloradans faced discrimination in access to wealth, education, health and justice.
From learning English here, to succeeding in sports, and building a growing business that's now employee-owned, Mowa Haile says he loves Colorado's sense of community.
Communities across the Front Range are honoring the legacy of the Civil Rights leader.
The fourth day of Kwanzaa, known as Ujamaa, centers on cooperative economics. It's a principle organizers say fits East Colfax Avenue, a corridor shaped by resilience and the push for revitalization.
Purnell Steen was passionate about preserving the jazz and blues music of Denver's iconic Five Points neighborhood.
At Welton Street Café, the family-owned restaurant is honoring longtime employee Rhonda Abdullah, who died after battling breast cancer for the second time.
A bill by Colorado's Rep. Joe Neguse and Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper would award Ed Dwight the Congressional Gold Medal.
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.
A small plane crash caused a grass fire on Wednesday in southern Colorado. It happened in Rio Grande County, and one person was injured.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has accepted tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions that his opponent claims create a conflict of interest.
An Arizona woman who got lost while hiking in southwestern Colorado was rescued this week after a 2-hour search.
Another major train station rebuilding in Colorado is underway. After a more than 10-year journey for the owners, progress is beginning to show at the Grand Junction Union Station.
The University of Denver is working on a restructuring, as it looks to design itself for years ahead.
A small plane crash caused a grass fire on Wednesday in southern Colorado. It happened in Rio Grande County, and one person was injured.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has accepted tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions that his opponent claims create a conflict of interest.
An Arizona woman who got lost while hiking in southwestern Colorado was rescued this week after a 2-hour search.
Another major train station rebuilding in Colorado is underway. After a more than 10-year journey for the owners, progress is beginning to show at the Grand Junction Union Station.
The University of Denver is working on a restructuring, as it looks to design itself for years ahead.
A small plane crash caused a grass fire on Wednesday in southern Colorado. It happened in Rio Grande County, and one person was injured.
Another major train station rebuilding in Colorado is underway. After a more than 10-year journey for the owners, progress is beginning to show at the Grand Junction Union Station.
The University of Denver is working on a restructuring, as it looks to design itself for years ahead.
Joe Ruch is tracking a quick cooling trend across Denver.
A Colorado man says he used his shoes to do some impromptu firefighting in the Dillon area after what emergency officials described as an electrical incident.
The U.S. Embassy said Americans traveling to Mexico for the World Cup should look at advisories for the region they will be visiting.
This week Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog became the first NHL player to win the Masterton Memorial Trophy and the Messier Leadership honor in the same season.
The U.S. being a host country for the World Cup generates interest among fans, but less so among those who are not soccer fans.
Eleven U.S. cities will host hundreds of thousands of World Cup fans over the next few weeks.
Federal immigration authorities barred a Somali soccer referee who was slated to officiate the FIFA World Cup from entering the U.S. over the weekend, citing "vetting concerns."
The iPhone was introduced in 2007, the same year the U.S. birth rate started to slide. The issues could be linked, a new analysis finds.
The vice president said President Trump "has been very clear about what is in our best interest" as the relationship with Israel is tested over the Iran war.
NASA's Jared Isaacman says the crew was selected solely based on their experience, expertise and availability for flight assignment.
President Trump said the U.S. has taken out "millions" of barrels of Iranian oil in the dead of night, and said inflation will come down when the war ends.
A growing number of Europeans see the U.S. as a rival or an adversary, especially in Denmark, France, Spain and Switzerland, according to the poll.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has accepted tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions that his opponent claims create a conflict of interest.
The vice president said President Trump "has been very clear about what is in our best interest" as the relationship with Israel is tested over the Iran war.
President Trump said the U.S. has taken out "millions" of barrels of Iranian oil in the dead of night, and said inflation will come down when the war ends.
House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman James Comer said he wants Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to appear before lawmakers in July.
Bill Gates told members of Congress on Wednesday that Jeffrey Epstein put his philanthropic work at risk, and that meeting him represented "a grave error in judgment."
A sunscreen ingredient that's been available in Europe, Japan and South Korea for years has finally been approved by the FDA for sale in the U.S.
Mishika Bhatia recently graduated high school and well into the research for a treatment for Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome.
Travel bans and conflict have disrupted supply chains in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving health workers without Ebola tests and protective gear needed to contain the outbreak.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
The first human case of West Nile virus in Colorado this year has been reported in Jefferson County.
The iPhone was introduced in 2007, the same year the U.S. birth rate started to slide. The issues could be linked, a new analysis finds.
President Trump said the U.S. has taken out "millions" of barrels of Iranian oil in the dead of night, and said inflation will come down when the war ends.
The Consumer Price Index rose last month at a 4.2% annual rate amid a spike in U.S. energy prices.
A new law in Colorado expands access to solar panels by legalizing small, portable plug-in units.
Medicare's hospital insurance trust fund will be unable to pay full benefits in 2033, which could lead to higher health care costs for Americans over 65.
Brandin Kreuzer, the man whose 50-year prison sentence for shooting a sheriff's deputy was commuted by Colorado's governor, says he is ashamed of the violence he committed as a 19-year-old.
Construction on a much-anticipated 10-acre entertainment district in Glendale has come to a halt, with the developer and the city accusing each other of being responsible for the project going off the rails.
An Aurora fire lieutenant will remain demoted after he and a fellow firefighter ran an Aurora police sergeant off the road with a fire truck last year.
A confidential investigative report commissioned by the City of Denver alleges a high-ranking Denver police division chief was "severely abusive."
The City of Denver and the parent company of the Denver Post have reached a tentative agreement to resolve a major lease dispute over the iconic downtown building that bears the newspaper's name, CBS News Colorado has learned.