Elevating Black Voices: Watch the 2025 special
Tori Mason hosts CBS Colorado's Elevating Black Voices special.
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Tori Mason hosts CBS Colorado's Elevating Black Voices special.
Walking through Denver's Five Points Neighborhood is like walking through history. It's Denver's first predominantly Black neighborhood, historically a haven for small businesses like restaurants, and you can't forget about the music, especially Jazz. Five Points was known to many as the "Harlem of the West." Another kind of music was playing in churches here, worship and faith built the foundation of this community. Community is how so many Black businesses thrived here for decades, and community is what they're trying to get back after years of gentrification. History and the future can be found together at the intersection of Welton Street, North Washington Street, 27th Street, and East 26th Avenue. Join CBS Colorado as we take a look at Five Points: Then and Now.
To wrap up celebrations of Black History Month, fermentation students at CSU are selling peach cobbler beer at the on-campus brewery.
As the first African American woman to be ordained as a rabbi, Denver Rabbi Alysa Uriel Stanton's journey is one of determination, faith, and unwavering strength.
The National Brotherhood of Snowsports is back in Colorado celebrating its 52nd year as an organization.
A woman who started as a graphic designer became an icon for giving voice to her Colorado community.
Ada Belle Evans unseated an incumbent by 20 votes and wound up leaving an enduring impact.
A brand with a following, and an inspiration for other girls to chase their dreams.
A new resource is bringing culturally appropriate health care providers to Black Coloradans.
After leading efforts to get the course approved in Douglas County, the teacher is now preparing to teach it, reviewing the textbook, attending a weeklong class from AP, and meeting with a Cherry Creek teacher already teaching the course.
The Pentagon has issued a memo pausing "special observances" of several federal holidays amid a targeting of diversity initiatives from the White House, prompting shock, anger, and concern from several organizations in Colorado.
Before Hattie McDaniel won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, she made her home in Colorado.
Event organizers in the Denver metro area are pulling out the stops for Black History Month with music, art, history, and celebrations of the legacies of influential Black members of the community.
The film is focused on visits in 1964 and 1967, and how Coloradans responded when the civil rights leader was slain.
"Make Real the Promises of Democracy" is the 2025 theme, with events held over several days.
Dearfield was an early 20th-century African American townsite. It was founded by O. T. Jackson in 1910 and survived for two decades, supported by a 20,000-acre farm colony.
Girls Inc. of Metro Denver is giving students an extra confidence boost before they head back to school. Its gym was packed with Black girls getting their curls washed, pressed and styled as part of its "Locs and Lessons" event.
New racial equity study by state seeks to quantify impacts of racism on African Americans today.
For the third time, Colorado officially celebrates Juneteenth, and communities will look to celebrate the federal holiday through several events around the state.
The City of Aurora is celebrating Juneteenth with a midweek celebration at the Aurora Municipal Center Great Lawn from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12.
A celebration more than a decade in the making filled the Denver Highlands with music and excitement. Dozens of families celebrated YMOP as the nonprofit recently held its inaugural Night of Purpose gala.
Fresh off his flight back from Texas, Ed Dwight walked with CBS Colorado across the terminal at Denver International Airport and reminisced about the opportunity he got over the weekend.
They started Wanderland Outdoors. A luxury Colorado outfitter that offers guided mindful hiking, guided fly-fishing trips, trail rides and more.
The nonprofit "CHIC" stands for Collaborative Healing Initiative within Communities which helps provide opportunities and safe spaces for marginalized communities to thrive.
The event, hosted by the Black and African American Cultural Center on campus, allowed students of all backgrounds to see how their peers express themselves through both fashion and small businesses.
Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter was a steady member of the high court's liberal wing during his tenure despite being appointed by a Republican president.
A Colorado family is rebuilding after a devastating fire tore through their home, displacing six children and their mother.
President Trump opened the door to lowering tariffs on China as U.S. and Chinese officials prepare to meet this weekend.
Enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to Yacht Rock Revue at Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre.
Dr. Casey Means, President Trump's nominee to serve as U.S. surgeon general, has largely focused on metabolic dysfunction in her work — but what is it?
The bells of the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Denver sang out in joy Thursday morning because, for the 267th time, there is a new pope.
A Colorado family is rebuilding after a devastating fire tore through their home, displacing six children and their mother.
Colorado's legislative session is over. Now, the fallout begins.
A number of drivers in the state are now raising concerns over express lane citations issued in the state in court.
The Federal Reserve is leaving its benchmark interest rate unchanged, which may leave many Coloradans wondering what that will mean for their finances.
A preliminary hearing is set for Friday for DNA analyst Missy Woods who is accused of mishandling evidence.
An arrest warrant has been issued for a suspect wanted for waving a knife and threatening children in Boulder after she missed a court appearance.
After securing a Great Outdoors Colorado grant to help fund proposed improvements to Buchanan Park, Evergreen Parks and Recreation is seeing its vision come to fruition.
A family is rebuilding after a devastating fire tore through their home, displacing six children and their mother.
In churches and in hearts, Colorado’s Catholic community rejoiced Thursday at the selection of American Robert Prevost as the next pope. Those at home and abroad in Rome shared the excitement of the moment and the special connection they have with the previous Pope Leo.
Mikaela Shiffrin, the most decorated alpine skier in history, has joined the future Denver National Women's Soccer League team's ownership group, the club announced on Tuesday.
Head coach David Carle is continuing his commitment to the University of Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey team.
Katie Ledecky now has the top 10 performances all-time in the event, according to USA Swimming.
The Colorado Avalanche lost to the Dallas Stars 4-2 in Game 7 of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday.
Sovereignty defeated a field of 18 challengers to win the 151st Kentucky Derby Saturday at Churchill Downs.
Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter was a steady member of the high court's liberal wing during his tenure despite being appointed by a Republican president.
President Trump opened the door to lowering tariffs on China as U.S. and Chinese officials prepare to meet this weekend.
Robert Francis Prevost, who was born in Chicago and attended Villanova University, was elected as the new pope on Thursday and chose Leo XIV as his papal name.
The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here's what to know about him.
On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope, Leo XIV.
Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter was a steady member of the high court's liberal wing during his tenure despite being appointed by a Republican president.
President Trump opened the door to lowering tariffs on China as U.S. and Chinese officials prepare to meet this weekend.
The Trump administration is facing a May 12 deadline to declare if it will defend Biden-era regulations that aim to enforce laws requiring parity in insurance coverage of mental and physical health care.
Colorado's legislative session is over. Now, the fallout begins.
A recent dip in overdose deaths has been credited in part to wider naloxone access.
Dr. Casey Means, President Trump's nominee to serve as U.S. surgeon general, has largely focused on metabolic dysfunction in her work — but what is it?
The Trump administration is facing a May 12 deadline to declare if it will defend Biden-era regulations that aim to enforce laws requiring parity in insurance coverage of mental and physical health care.
A recent dip in overdose deaths has been credited in part to wider naloxone access.
President Trump will introduce a "most favored nation" plan aimed at cutting Medicare drug prices by linking them to the prices of medication abroad, sources told CBS News.
President Trump said his new pick for surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, has "impeccable" credentials, after the White House withdrew his earlier nominee.
President Trump opened the door to lowering tariffs on China as U.S. and Chinese officials prepare to meet this weekend.
DIA CEO Phillip Washington and his top executives recently flew round-trip to Madrid for a three-day airport conference for a total cost of about $165,000, records show -- far more than the cost for similarly-sized airports.
The President's criticism comes a day after the Federal chair said the time isn't yet right for a rate cut.
Investors hope the U.S.-U.K. trade agreement is a preiude to more deals, although Wall Street analysts say to expect more volatility.
President Trump said in remarks from the Oval Office that the two countries are "affirming that reciprocity and fairness is an essential and vital principle."
A number of drivers in the state are now raising concerns over express lane citations issued in the state in court.
DIA CEO Phillip Washington and his top executives recently flew round-trip to Madrid for a three-day airport conference for a total cost of about $165,000, records show -- far more than the cost for similarly-sized airports.
A woman, who says she was held as a "sex slave" for years, and a former police investigator involved in the case, say a convicted human trafficker held as many as 20 women in his basement over the last five years.
A judge sentenced former Lakeside Town Clerk Brenda Hamilton to three years of probation and ordered her to repay the town $26,000 for her part in buying and selling town-owned cars after being convicted of embezzlement.
Just days after city economists and finance personnel warned of recession-like conditions, CBS Colorado has learned that Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is seeking double-digit raises for some of his appointees.