Denver mayor to city's student protestors: 'We heard you'
The mayor will lead a series of conversations about race issues that will begin Dec. 19.
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Colorado sociologist helps parents, teachers talk about Ferguson with kids
Read moreAs protests were staged nationwide in response to events in Ferguson, Missouri, and Staten Island, History Colorado hosted workshops to help adults talk with kids about race.
More Denver area student protests for third straight day
Read moreThe students were protesting grand jury decisions in New York and Missouri not to prosecute police officers who killed unarmed black men.
In Denver, classroom opens doors to Ferguson discussion
Read moreIn Hayley Vatch’s sociology class at South High School in Denver, the discussion about race goes far beyond news stories.
Lincoln, Washington, Montbello students march in Denver to protest Ferguson
Read moreStudents are protesting a grand jury's decision not to prosecute a white police officer in the shooting death of a black teen in Ferguson, Missouri.
Denver students walk out of class in Ferguson protest
Read more"We’re here to support young black men who have been killed by officers," said senior Hali Morgan. "We’re tired of not having anything done about it."
Parents, kids need to talk about race, Colorado expert says
Read moreResearch shows parents are more likely to pretend they are "colorblind," which can hurt them and their kids.
Colorado teen struggles to navigate her black and white identities
Read moreApril Edwards says her parents didn't talk about race at home. Now she's taking it on at home and at school.
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Denver students tackle a tough assignment: 'I'm not racist, am I?'
Read moreA provocative new documentary on race prompted a rich and provocative discussion among students in an English class at Colorado Academy.
Student essay: I'm not illegal, thanks for asking
Read moreAs part of a Denver South High School class visit to a History Colorado exhibition on race, student Mariba Estrada wrote this essay.
