Series: Losing Ground

Proposal At The Capitol To Create Commision On Racial And Ethnic Inequality

I-News Network and Kevin Vaughan and Burt Hubbard — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:40:57 +0000

Two Colorado lawmakers plan to push for a comprehensive examination of racial and ethnic inequality in the state as a precursor to future legislation aimed at closing some of the gaps that separate Latinos and African-Americans from whites.

Confronting Challenges And Fairness In Minority Health

I-News Network and Kevin Vaughan — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Among the hurdles to attacking disparities in health between ethnic and racial minorities and whites is the confounding reality that some inequities have so far defied explanation and the differing views on what constitutes “fairness.”

Starting Early: Combating The Rising Latino Achievement Gap

Nathan Heffel — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 04:01:18 +0000

A program, funded in part by the United Way of Weld County, is helping combat the problem of low Latino graduation rates in a unique -and early- way.

Stark Health Disparities For Colorado's Minorities

I-News Network and Kevin Vaughan — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:02:52 +0000

Lucero Barrios is Latina and a new mother –circumstances that place her squarely in a group of people affected by a shocking reality in Colorado: A Hispanic baby born in this state is 63 percent more likely than a white baby to die in the first year of life.

A Changing Economy: Opportunity Lost Amid Manufacturing Downturn

I-News Network and Burt Hubbard — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:15:02 +0000

In the 1960s, the giant CF&I steel plant on the southern end of Pueblo was the economic driving engine and racial equalizer for Colorado’s southernmost major city.