DUS executive consultant and MSU professor Alfonzo Porter looks at the current climate of African American men (and women) and the judicial system with his Presumed Guilty commentary. From the 1921 Black Wall Street saga and Emmitt Till who was brutally murdered more than 50 years ago (of which both stories were based on lies), to today where a multitude of stories surface daily across the country with no backbone or merit to the racist accusations against Black men and women.
In his State of the City Address, Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock shared his account of the city’s progress, acknowledged those who helped and announced major efforts that will improve, strengthen and add to what we love about the city while strengthening Denver’s sense of community.
New DUS contributors, Shakara Robinson and Chiquita Vaughn, share Papa Dia’s story about his goal for coming to the U.S. from Senegal, how he would like to bridge the gap between Africans and African Americans.
