Eddie Portillos, my colleague from UCCS, talks with Tanzina Vega from The Takeaway, about the history and the current realities of police shootings in Latinx communities.

Gun violence of all sorts continues to devastate communities nationwide. Where do we go from here?

Source: Killing of Chicago Teen Renews Focus on Latinos and Police Brutality; Colo. Parents Reflect on Child to Mass Shooting | The Takeaway | WNYC Studios

A 135-square-mile patch of state-owned prairie has become Colorado’s busiest oasis for wild bird survival, but a state government agency would like to open up this Chico Basin prairie southeast of …

Source: Chico Basin bird oasis eyed by Colorado land managers as money source for schools

Colorado’s fire mitigation projects create massive piles of lumber nobody really wants — except these guys.

Source: How These Scrap Wood Startups Could Help Colorado Fight Wildfires

Advocates call for an end to the criminalization of students in New York and around the country

Source: When High School Students Are Treated Like Prisoners

https://theconversation.com/urban-planning-as-a-tool-of-white-supremacy-the-other-lesson-from-minneapolis-142249

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It’s about protecting myself.

Source: Perspective | I’m a black doctor. I wear my scrubs everywhere now.