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Voolume 34 N Number 10 January 2021
On Edge: 2020s Impact on Mental Health “It’’ss come to feel like quicksand out there… q There’’ss only so much the Th human psyche can take.”…9
“O One of the best things y u can do for yourself is yo r reach out and talk to someone.”…11
“II don don’tt want to cry right n w,, but we’ve been now through a lot.”…12 “Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understandinng.” “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.
“ felt like, ‘I’m dying and “I I am going to die by myself.’”…14
Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr
““E Everything seems to be a battle”…“I feel like I h have no control over anything.”…24
Is Kings’ g ’ Dream off Peace Still a Possibiliity?.........4 y
Charles Walker Emmons Sunrise: January 22, 1956 - Sunset: December 4, 2020
Honoring The Muse Friday, January 8, 2021 at Noon Denver Urban Spectrum YouTube Channel https://bit.ly/3jlwdzS
Vo olume 344 Number 2 May 2020
CO OVID-19 9 AND AFFRICAN N AMERICANS
CANNABIS To Expunge or Not To Expunge.....................4 Discrimination Lawsuit Filed............................5 Business Opportunities & Stocks to Watch.....8 Profit Margin for African Americans..............10 Smoking in Senegal........................................11 The Road to Legalization...............................12
CORONAVIRUS Management…20 Prevention…22
Serious Fun with Aries Spears…6
Misconceptions…23
Disparities(3) African-Am mericans(4) Crissis(5) Educa ation(7) CARESS Act(8) Strugg gle(10) Love e(11) Econo omy(12) Last Responders(14) Mrs. Edream m Moore(15) Freddy Rod driguez Sr.(16) S Immune System(18) Anxiety and D Depression(19) Surviv vor(20) Zoom Bombing(22) Lockdo own(23) Gran nts(24) Scam ms(25) BCE EI(26) Homeown nership(27) Faith h(28)
Since 1987, we’ve been doing it! Yep…for more than three decades, our goal and mission has been to spread the news about people of color through quality journalism to metro Denver and surrounding communities. Good reporting is essential especially for people of color whose stories are not often portrayed in a positive light in the mainstream media. Denver Urban Spectrum is partnering with nearly 100 other newsrooms across Colorado to highlight the importance of independent, homegrown reporting that strengthens our community and bolsters our democracy. This is critical work. This is #newsCOneeds. The funding we raise will help us continue our award-winning work in 2021, allowing our dedicated journalists to continue producing reporting that informs our readers on important issues that affect their lives and their community. We are proud of our extensive coverage impacting communities of color in 2020 including COVID-19, social injustices and systemic racism, the presidential election, 1619 in America, education, and so much more.
Good-bye 2020 – Hello 2021! We look forward to reviving and upgrading our Urban Spectrum Youth Foundation journalism program with college students who will dispel the myth of “Fake News!” We look forward to obtaining resources to help delve into more investigative stories that deal with unfair practices and social injustices. We want to bring on board an experienced journalist to expand our coverage. And most importantly, continuing to report on the COVID-19 pandemic and its far-reaching effects in the communities of color.
But we can’t do this without your help. Last chance to support this campaign! Time is running out and we have just a few days left in our #newsCOneeds campaign to meet our goal. From now until Dec. 31, contributions up to $1,000 will be matched thanks to the Colorado Media Project. So, can we count on your support because every little bit helps. Will you invest in independent news that fuels stronger communities? Give now.
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