Volume 41, Issue 17 - Jan. 23, 2019

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The Student Newspaper of MSU Denver

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VOL. 41

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JANUARY 23, 2019

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Marade marks lasting legacy of Civil Rights revolutionary

Photo by Ali C. M. Watkins | awatkin9@msudenver.edu

Mayor of Denver Michael Hancock and former legislator Wilma Webb stand on the “I Have A Dream” monument in Denver City Park on Martin Luther King Jr. Day for the 34th annual Marade. Webb and her husband, former Mayor of Denver Wellington Webb, fought for Martin Luther King Jr. Day to be recognized as a state holiday.

Speakers took the stage in front of the

By Ali C. M. Watkins awatkin9@msudenver.edu Thousands gathered on Jan. 21 in Denver

the U.S. has improved in equality since the Civil Rights Movement, the political

pushing for change after the Marade

the Civil Rights leader’s life and legacy.

climate has its own struggles in 2019.

with a quote from King: “We cannot rest.

The opening program began at 9:30

“While the United States has been

City Park, holding signs and each other’s

a.m. and was followed by a march down

shutdown, the Chinese have landed

hands in prayer on what would have been

Colfax Avenue to Civic Center Park for

a spaceship on the dark side of the

Martin Luther King Jr.’s 90th birthday.

the closing ceremony around 2 p.m.

moon. Other countries are going

This marks the 34th Denver Marade,

After prayers and songs, Sen. Michael

but there is still a torch to be carried.

INSIDE

NEWS

He then urged the marchers to keep

“I Have a Dream” monument, honoring

Bennet reminded the audience that while

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OPINION

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Laurels have not yet been earned.”

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forward and we can’t even keep our government open,” Bennet said.

FEATURES

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SPORTS

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Government shutdown delays

The shutdown could affect our most

Professor David Heska Wanbli

Multifaceted trio highlights men’s

FAFSA

sacred event - the Super Bowl

Weiden shares his journey

basketball offense


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