For this issue, DUS Editor-n-Chief Alfonzo Porter and contributor LaQuane Smith collaborate to offer a re-examination of the dichotomy that exists between the treatment of two populations in a more contemporary framework – The Million Man March (on October 16, 1995) and the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. Contributor LisaMarie Martinez shares a piece on how misgendering (or the usage of the incorrect pronoun) can affect a person’s mental health and sense of belonging in the world.
Contributor Wayne Trujillo gives us an update on the upcoming 2023 MLK Jr. African-American Heritage Rodeo of Champions celebrating African American cowboys and cowgirls. Contributor Brittany Winkfield’s conversation with Julia Rich, the principal of KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy, details how she pushed through COVID-19 as a mother and an educator.
