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Adison Petti: Mapping Prejudice In Denver
The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, spanning 1929 to 1939. Social tensions were high in the United States and racial prejudice had already permeated throughout Colorado for the world to see. Colorado's...
My testimony today for Colorado Energy Board
Portia Prescott's Testimony for Tuesday, 3/28/2023:https://energyoffice.colorado.gov/climate-energy/energy-policy/building-energy-codes/energy-code-board HOUSE BILL 22-1362https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb22-1362 Energy Code Appendix - NeededCosts now vs Costs...
RMNAACP’s Thoughts and Prayers are with Denver East High School
DENVER, CO, March 23, 2023 – “Rocky Mountain NAACP is sad to hear of another violent shooting at Denver East High School.” On Wednesday, March 22nd, our kids, our community, and our city experienced yet another shooting at East High School. The Rocky Mountain NAACP is...
Official RMNAACP Colorado Ballot Guide
Time to treat mental health as brain health
Recent reports have found that a startling number of Colorado residents are suffering from a form of mental illness. Sadly these symptoms, that can be so debilitating for those affected, cannot be fixed by a one-time surgery or even a transplant. And though the...
Prescott: The Importance of Health Literacy
Health literacy means that Coloradans and Americans alike need to be vigilant and educated about corrupt healthcare practices like toxic billing, discrimination, junk insurance plans, co-pay accumulator adjustment programs, and pharmacy benefit managers. This month,...
Rocky Mountain NAACP State Conference Opposes Prop 122
Rocky Mountain State Area Conference of the NAACP along with Blue Rising, Attorney General Phil Weiser, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, Rep. Judy Amabile and others, are opposing Prop 122. The multi-million dollar campaign to promote Prop 122 is not backed by benevolent...
Rocky Mountain NAACP State Conference Endorses Props 125 and 126
Colorado – Today, the Rocky Mountain State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) endorsed Propositions 125 and 126, proposed constitutional amendments that would permit the sale of wine in grocery stores and support...
RMNAACP work to improve disparities in voter turnout in Colorado
The NAACP is in the middle of several full-scale get out the vote initiatives, including virtual town halls with candidates, text message blasts, door-knocking campaigns and social media campaigns to drive up voting numbers. “It’s all of us, really making sure that...