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Authorities say bronze artworks stolen from a Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in City Park in Denver, along with seven bronze pieces taken from a nearby fountain, have been recovered. Police say the pieces were sold to a scrap metal business. Denver police said Tuesday that because two memorials were vandalized and the metal was sold as scrap, they do not believe it was a bias-motivated crime.
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This MLK weekend, communities across Northern Colorado will host events featuring everything from historical reenactments of Black civil rights leaders to marches and vigils in honor of the life and legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Amid the ongoing battle for racial justice, MLK Day, celebrated on Monday, gives us a moment to see where we’re going and what we still need to do. Today on In The NoCo, we hear from former state lawmaker Wilma Webb, who fought for years to bring MLK Day to Colorado.
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Northern Colorado communities are honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with virtual celebrations this year. In contrast, student organizers from the University of Northern Colorado are marking MLK Day by marching against social injustice. Here are other scheduled events across the Front Range for Monday, Jan. 18.
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Organizers in Denver and Fort Collins are marching for racial justice today on the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day will be celebrated on Jan. 20 this year. Although the federal holiday is an annual tradition across the country, it wasn't…
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Edwin Pratt, the then-head of the Seattle Urban League, was assassinated in 1969 at his home. At StoryCorps, his daughter and her godmother remember him and the night he was shot.
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The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. will be remembered Monday in several events, including free admission to Rocky Mountain National Park. In celebration…
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In the mid-'60s, Tom Houck left high school to join the civil rights movement. But he never expected he'd become the personal driver to the movement's leader — mostly because he had a license.
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The Kennedy administration commemorated the Emancipation Proclamation with a reception for a virtual who's who of black Americans. However, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stayed away.