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Upon meeting one another, it was apparent that we had a lot of similarities. Namely, we were both raised by parents who were committed to educating us about our privilege and how to use it to better our community.

In an important victory for students’ free speech rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit has ruled that a high school could not punish a student for an anti-Semitic message posted on social media outside school.

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Today, The U.S. Supreme Court issued a shameful ruling overturning Roe v. Wade and dismantling constitutional protections for abortions that have been in place for nearly 50 years.

Dorothy Davidson was born to Jewish parents in Transylvania (now Hungary) in 1930. When Dorothy was five her family immigrated to Buffalo, New York, where her father, a rabbi, became the Attica Prison chaplain.

With Colorado’s lawmakers considering an increase in penalties for fentanyl possession, one thing is certain: Doing so will hit communities of color hardest.

My mother was on her knees in front of the TV screaming and weeping “He has been shot. They killed him. We knew they would kill him.” That was when I first learned about the bullet that changed the world.

Last Friday, a Colorado jury awarded $14 million in damages to 12 plaintiffs after concluding Denver police officers violated our plaintiffs' constitutional rights during the 2020 George Floyd protests.

The fentanyl crisis continues to cause unfathomable loss, most recently with the tragic death of five people in Commerce City earlier last week.