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May 22, 2025: Where Black Lives Matter is now, Aurora police reform, AI law clash, Colorado Book Awards

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A “Black Lives Matter Blvd” sign posted above Broadway near the State Capitol. May 27, 2021.

Five years after George Floyd’s death, we talk to an organizer about what’s happened to the Black Lives Matter movement in Colorado. Plus, you’ll hear where the movement’s lasting legacy with police reform in Aurora stands now. Also, Congress is trying to stop Colorado and other states from regulating AI, while within Colorado, business and universities are also fighting the AI law. And how you can find the best writing coming out of the state.

This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Jo Erickson, Mateo Schimpf, and Stephanie Wolf. The executive producer is Rachel Estabrook. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

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