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Over the weekend, Denver7 asked people at Denver's Juneteenth Music Festival to open up about issues they are facing. They shared hopeful opinions about racial progress in recent years but many struck a cautious tone particularly around the pain of ever-rising costs in the Denver metro area.
Welton Street Renaissance project seeking corporate sponsorships and donations
Community working to bring life back to the Five Points area through Welton Street Renaissance Project.
and last updated 2021-03-04 22:52:39-05
DENVER â In past ten years, Denver s historically Black Five Points neighborhood has been known for its changing demographics and gentrification, but now a group of young leaders hope to restore the area to its vibrancy of the past.
The 2020 cohort of the Downtown Denver Leadership program has started seeking investments for their project, Welton Street Renaissance.
One of the goals is to bring more live music and foot traffic to the area through long-term infrastructure projects, such as outdoor stages and streetscapes.
Denver to recognize Juneteenth as an official commemorative holiday
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and last updated 2021-02-24 09:23:34-05
DENVER (AP) â The Denver City Council has declared Juneteenth an official commemorative holiday in the city, elevating the commemoration of the end of slavery in the U.S. from the status of a ceremonial holiday.
The Denver Post reported the council passed a bill to set an annual official observance of Juneteenth on the Saturday closest to June 19.
Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States and the delivery of a message on June 19, 1865, telling slaves in Texas they were free.
The holiday has expanded from Texas to the majority of U.S. states and Washington, D.C.