Editor’s note Feb. 6: After this piece was published, a Black History Month proclamation was added to the Colorado Springs City Council’s Feb. 10 agenda. Read about it here. For generations, the stories of black Americans and other marginalized communities have been filtered through systems that benefited from their exclusion. People were told to take […]
Congratulations, Pikes Peak Bulletin, on your commitment to independent, community-powered, transparent, and locally grounded journalism, which is something Colorado Springs needs now more than ever – soundness and accountability. In a time when many local outlets have closed or been consolidated, independent reporting ensures that residents have access to unbiased information that supports their well-being […]
July 8, at the Colorado Springs City Council meeting, I witnessed something that rocked me to my core. During the public comment period about a proposed affordable housing development at Sand Creek – near North Carefree Circle and Peterson Road – a member of the public stood and delivered a sweeping, discriminatory commentary of single […]
