/tags/racial-justice Racial Justice en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 03 Apr 2024 16:09:40 GMT /news/2024-04-03/black-man-pistol-whipped-by-colorado-officer-testifies-that-he-feared-for-his-life A former Colorado police officer is on trial over the violent arrest of a Black man in 2021. The man, Kyle Vinson, was the first person to take the witness stand as testimony began Tuesday against former Aurora police officer John Haubert. Vinson testified that he felt like he might die after mistakenly believing Haubert had accused him of having a gun. Wed, 03 Apr 2024 16:09:40 GMT /news/2024-04-03/black-man-pistol-whipped-by-colorado-officer-testifies-that-he-feared-for-his-life Colleen Slevin, Associated Press /news/2024-04-02/ex-officer-who-beat-black-man-with-gun-goes-on-trial-in-colorado A former Colorado police officer is on trial over the violent arrest of a Black man in 2021. Opening statements are expected Tuesday in the case of former Aurora police officer John Haubert. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 15:09:27 GMT /news/2024-04-02/ex-officer-who-beat-black-man-with-gun-goes-on-trial-in-colorado Colleen Slevin, Associated Press /news/2024-02-05/family-of-black-girls-handcuffed-by-colorado-police-held-at-gunpoint-reach-1-9-million-settlement A Black woman and a group of 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. A lawyer for Brittney Gilliam announced the deal with the city of Aurora. Mon, 05 Feb 2024 21:05:31 GMT /news/2024-02-05/family-of-black-girls-handcuffed-by-colorado-police-held-at-gunpoint-reach-1-9-million-settlement Colleen Slevin, Associated Press /podcast/inthenoco/2024-02-01/racial-equity-housing-opioid-epidemic-emerge-as-big-items-this-legislative-session KUNC statehouse reporter Lucas Brady Woods takes us inside the halls of power today to explain what lawmakers are prioritizing at the Colorado state Capitol. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 10:45:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-02-01/racial-equity-housing-opioid-epidemic-emerge-as-big-items-this-legislative-session In The NoCo, Lucas Brady Woods /news/2024-01-26/colorados-black-caucus-wants-the-state-to-collect-data-on-systemic-racism Black lawmakers at the Colorado statehouse want to come up with solutions to the ongoing inequities faced by Black Coloradans, but they need to collect data first. Fri, 26 Jan 2024 18:29:52 GMT /news/2024-01-26/colorados-black-caucus-wants-the-state-to-collect-data-on-systemic-racism Lucas Brady Woods /podcast/inthenoco/2024-01-12/getting-to-the-promised-land-how-former-state-lawmaker-wilma-webb-created-mlk-day-in-colorado 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. Fri, 12 Jan 2024 10:45:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-01-12/getting-to-the-promised-land-how-former-state-lawmaker-wilma-webb-created-mlk-day-in-colorado In The NoCo, Stephanie Daniel /news/2023-12-20/paramedics-gave-elijah-mcclain-a-sedative-he-didnt-need-leading-to-his-death-prosecutor-says A Colorado prosecutor says two paramedics failed to properly care for Elijah McClain when they overdosed the Black man with a sedative that he didn't need. Wed, 20 Dec 2023 22:54:41 GMT /news/2023-12-20/paramedics-gave-elijah-mcclain-a-sedative-he-didnt-need-leading-to-his-death-prosecutor-says Colleen Slevin, Associated Press /news/2023-12-07/paramedics-told-investigators-that-elijah-mcclain-had-excited-delirium-a-disputed-condition Two paramedics on trial over the 2019 death of Elijah McClain told investigators in videotaped interviews previously unseen in public that the 23-year-old Black man had "excited delirium," a disputed condition critics say is unscientific and rooted in racism. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 17:17:20 GMT /news/2023-12-07/paramedics-told-investigators-that-elijah-mcclain-had-excited-delirium-a-disputed-condition Colleen Slevin, Associated Press /news/2023-11-29/prosecutors-say-paramedics-ignored-elijah-mcclains-distress-after-stop-and-killed-him-with-overdose A Colorado prosecutor says two paramedics "did nothing" to help an ailing Elijah McClain and instead injected him with a fatal overdose of a powerful sedative during a 2019 police stop. Wed, 29 Nov 2023 20:41:58 GMT /news/2023-11-29/prosecutors-say-paramedics-ignored-elijah-mcclains-distress-after-stop-and-killed-him-with-overdose Colleen Slevin and Matthew Brown, Associated Press /news/2023-11-27/final-trial-over-elijah-mcclains-death-in-suburban-denver-spotlights-paramedics-role The third and final trial over the 2019 death of Elijah McClain in suburban Denver after he was stopped by police is set to start. Monday's court case involves homicide and manslaughter charges against two Denver-area paramedics. Experts say the prosecution enters largely uncharted legal territory by levying criminal charges against medical first responders. Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:23:25 GMT /news/2023-11-27/final-trial-over-elijah-mcclains-death-in-suburban-denver-spotlights-paramedics-role Colleen Slevin and Matthew Brown, Associated Press