Denver Weekly News

04/10/2024

Rest in Peace
Owetta Rayetta McNeil
1938 - 2024

Black History Month Celebrates Owetta McNeil -Matriarch of Park Hill and Community as Family- This year’s theme for Black History Month is “The Black Family.” We honor Owetta McNeil, our 82-year-young matriarch of the Park Hill neighborhood. No one understands the meaning of family, both her i...

02/10/2024

Hey Fathima, Welton St. Cafe and Cherry Creek Lifestyle,
Love the cover and photos!
Happy Black History always!

02/06/2024

A Black woman and a group of four young girls who were wrongfully forced out of their car, held at gunpoint and handcuffed by police in suburban Denver in 2020 have reached a $1.9 million legal settlement.

01/22/2024

The King Center sadly announces that Dexter Scott King, the youngest son and the third child of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mrs. Coretta Scott King has passed today, January 22, 2024, after a valiant battle with prostate cancer. “He transitioned peacefully in his sleep at home with me in Mali....

12/23/2023

Final Trial - Elijah McClain update:
The Adams County jury found Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec guilty of criminally negligent homicide today.
The jury also found Cichuniec guilty on one of two second-degree assault charges. Cooper was found not guilty on the assault charges.
Both could face years in prison at sentencing.

12/22/2023

10/13/2023

On this day, October 12, 2023...SPLIT VERDICT in McClain Trial

Adams County jurors in the death trial of Elijah McClain convicted Aurora police officer Randy Roedema of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault and acquitted officer Jason Rosenblatt.

Roedema's convictions equates to a Class 5 felony and a Class 1 misdemeanor. He could serve up to 3 years in prison.

McClain died in 2019 while walking from the store because a caller thought he looked suspect for wearing a ski mask. Officers stopped him, a struggle ensued, they placed him in a hold, other responders injected him with the drug Ketamine, and McClain died in the hospital days later.

AG Phil Weiser wrote this about the verdict, "Today’s verdict is about accountability; everyone is accountable and equal under the law. And hopefully today’s verdict is another step in the healing process for the Aurora community and the state. I recognize that some people may not agree with the verdict, but we all must respect the jury system, which is a pillar of our democratic republic. "

10/04/2023

Wireless emergency alerts or WEA will be sent to all consumer cell phones at approximately 12:20 PM
This is just a test.

On Wednesday, October 4, a test is planned of the entire nation’s Emergency Alert system, a tryout to ensure everything is working correctly in the event of a big, national disaster or attack.

What to know: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/01/emergency-alert-test-what-to-know/70981620007/

09/05/2023

09/03/2023

"His presence made our presence known, and we will forever be indebted to him for that."

08/23/2023

View Ansar El Muhammad's obituary, send flowers andfind service dates, and sign the guestbook.

06/29/2023

BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court rules colleges and universities must stop considering race in admissions, putting an end to affirmative action in higher education. http://apne.ws/ac8ObRB

06/13/2023

CONGRATULATIONS
DENVER NUGGETS
2022 - 2023 NBA CHAMPIONS!!

05/17/2023

Yemi Mobolade, a 44-year-old Nigerian immigrant living in the Colorado Springs for over a decade, will serve as the city's 42nd mayor beginning June 6. Mobolade beat former Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams in the May 16th mayoral runoff election. Photo: Mandy Penn Photography.

02/24/2023

Close out Black History month with the new limited edition library card designed by Denver artist CJ Fletcher. The deadline to get this card or trade-in your old card is March 28.

02/12/2023

Update: Another side of the story regarding El Paso County Ranchers

A criminal complaint against the Mallerys accuses them of stalking and theft, but few of the Mallerys’ cries for help have stuck.

02/07/2023

Update: El Paso County Rancher Arrested

Couple says that an officer’s “lies” led to husband’s arrest for a warrant issued after they called for his termination.

01/18/2023

Here's what's happening in El Paso County, Colorado -
The challenges of farming by farmers of color.

12/27/2022

Thank you to the Intergenerational Women’s African Drum and Dance Ensemble or IWADDE for your performances at the 2022 opening night Kwanzaa celebration.

ASHE’ to the SRO crowd at the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Theater, Mama Cleo, host brother Jeff Fard, all guest performances, and the HBCU and other college students.

Here’s a 4 minute reel of IWADDE.
Umoja!

12/26/2022

Kwanzaa | Colorado 2022
Generational Legacies Into The Future

Monday December 26 - Umoja (Unity)
Kwanzaa Opening Celebration
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Theater | 911 Park Ave. West | 6:30pm

Sponsored by Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, Center for African American Health, brother jeff’s Cultural Center and Jack & Jill of Denver.

12/21/2022

It’s chilly tonight! Denver is opening warming shelters for 24 hours.

https://kdvr.com/news/local/denver-warming-shelter-coliseum-arctic-cold/amp/

Denver is preparing to open warming shelters with an arctic cold front to bring dangerously low temperatures to the region this week.

12/08/2022

Breaking News:
WNBA star Brittney Grinder freed in US-Russia prisoner swap.

President Biden stated the trade off was made in the United Arab Emirates and Grinder is on a flight home.

12/04/2022

GET READY!

Today, Athletic Director Rick George announced that COACH PRIME Deion Sanders will be the next head football coach for the Colorado Buffaloes.

Welcome Coach Prime to Colorado and the Buffs family!

📝 cubuffs.com/coachprime

11/29/2022

Congrats!

We have exciting news to share! THE DROP 104.7 (TheDrop303) General Manager Nikki Swarn is adding KUVO JAZZ General Manager to her role at Rocky Mountain Public Media! 🎵 🎉

Nikki is a 25-year radio veteran and Colorado’s first African American woman to serve as general manager of a radio station. She will supervise management with both stations, building new community bridges and showcasing diverse and emerging artists across all platforms.

Nikki’s career is filled with milestones and we feel incredibly honored. Join us in congratulating Nikki Swarn! 🥂

Learn more about Nikki ➡️ https://bit.ly/3AWP5zz

09/30/2022

Congratulations!

We are excited and pleased to announce that our longtime staff member (having worked as our programming coordinator and Reference Librarian) Hadiya Evans has been promoted to Senior Librarian of the Ford-Warren Branch of the Denver Public Library system!

Hadiya, thank you for your commitment to Blair-Caldwell, our customers and our causes. You will be great in your new role and we look forward to deepening our partnership with our neighboring branch!

Everyone, please extend well-wishes to Hadiya as she starts this new adventure in her career!

08/15/2022

Going to the Colorado State Fair? TI performs THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 01, 2022 at 7pm
Tickets: Coloradostatefair.com

07/30/2022

Congrats Terri! We love it.

07/18/2022

The team at DWN extend our deep condolences to the family, friends, and peers of Five Points/Washington St developer Carl Bourgeois who has transitioned to his heavenly home.

Carl and Civil Technology Inc.s vision for rehabbing many of the dilapidated buildings on Washington St. into welcoming office spaces (pre-gentrification,) is unmatched.

Everlasting rest and peace to him.

06/30/2022

IT'S OFFICIAL!
At noon (EST) today, The Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the 104th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. She is the first Black woman to serve on the high court.
Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer (Retired) administered the Judicial Oath to Jackson with her spouse, Dr. Patrick Jackson, holding the Bible.
Photo: Fred Schilling, Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States

06/17/2022