Black History
- While speakers acknowledged the change and uncertainty of the moment, they encouraged hope and the importance of continuing to work toward justice.
- Fifty years after Frank Robinson became the first Black manager in Major League Baseball, the league is struggling with a significant decline in Black players and leaders.
- Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØAdjunct Professor Peter H. Wood’s seminal 1974 book on race, rice and rebellion in Colonial America recently celebrated its 50th anniversary with an updated version.
- Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder scholar Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders reflects on what has and hasn’t changed since 1964.
- New exhibition opening Friday at Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØArt Museum created by socially engaged artists-in-residence to honor Black girls and women.
- Co-star of The Color Purple joins Colorado governor, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØpresident and chancellor, along with a cadre of artists, to celebrate the Center for African and African American Studies and Black History Month.
- Reiland Rabaka, a Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder professor of ethnic studies, joins The Ampersand to discuss art, activism, the importance of building community and how his first-grade teacher introduced him to W.E.B. Du Bois and changed his life.
- Scholar to use award to finish book project on how African Americans have retained Black Civil War memories.
- Denver resident Ken Washington joined Stanford’s chapter of Sigma Chi, igniting controversy and a legal challenge at the University of Colorado.
- Black history snapshot: Racial bias hindered Charles and Mildred Nilon’s search for a home to buy, but they strove to make the university more inclusive and welcoming to those who came after