/tags/civil-rights Civil Rights en-US Copyright ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-06-20/how-colorado-shed-the-hate-state-label-in-a-legal-fight-that-went-before-the-u-s-supreme-court It’s been three decades since Colorado voters passed Amendment 2, which banned anti-discrimination laws designed to protect the LGBTQ community. The latest season of ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½â€™s podcast The Colorado Dream explores the state’s journey from being known as ‘hate state’ to being a welcoming place for the queer community. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-06-20/how-colorado-shed-the-hate-state-label-in-a-legal-fight-that-went-before-the-u-s-supreme-court In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner /podcast/inthenoco/2025-06-19/how-growing-up-in-colorado-influenced-oscar-winning-actor-hattie-mcdaniels-career Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win an Oscar. She used her platform to champion civil rights and desegregation. In honor of Juneteenth, we’ll hear a conversation with the author of a book that tells McDaniel’s life story after winning an Academy Award. Thu, 19 Jun 2025 16:48:02 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-06-19/how-growing-up-in-colorado-influenced-oscar-winning-actor-hattie-mcdaniels-career In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner /podcast/inthenoco/2025-06-10/this-boulder-county-clerk-made-history-when-she-issued-a-marriage-license-to-a-gay-couple-50-years-ago Fifty years ago, a Boulder County clerk made history when she issued a marriage license to a gay couple, decades before the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage. Those who knew her say she wasn’t trying to be an activist – she just wanted to do the right thing. We’ll hear from a friend and colleague of the late Clela Rorex on In The NoCo. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 11:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-06-10/this-boulder-county-clerk-made-history-when-she-issued-a-marriage-license-to-a-gay-couple-50-years-ago In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner, Ariel Lavery /2025-03-18/office-of-civil-rights-is-targeting-45-universities-for-race-exclusionary-advanced-degree-programs Six universities in the Mountain West are among the schools under investigation for participating in a program aimed at helping minority students earn doctoral degrees in business. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 21:04:02 GMT /2025-03-18/office-of-civil-rights-is-targeting-45-universities-for-race-exclusionary-advanced-degree-programs Yvette Fernandez /podcast/inthenoco/2025-03-11/facial-recognition-technology-adds-safeguards-at-some-colorado-schools-it-also-raises-questions-about-civil-rights Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill that would regulate the use of facial recognition software ... to monitor students in the state’s schools. A handful of Colorado school districts already use the technology. And there has been debate about whether it makes schools safer – or violates students’ civil rights. We dig into the technology and the controversy, on today’s In the NoCo. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 11:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-03-11/facial-recognition-technology-adds-safeguards-at-some-colorado-schools-it-also-raises-questions-about-civil-rights In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Brad Turner /podcast/inthenoco/2024-10-11/how-colorado-moved-forward-after-being-labeled-the-hate-state It’s been three decades since Colorado became known as The Hate State. Colorado earned that nickname after the passage of Amendment 2 banned anti-discrimination laws designed to protect the LGBTQ community. The new season of ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½â€™s podcast The Colorado Dream looks at how Colorado went from approving Amendment 2 ... to electing the country’s first openly gay governor. ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½â€™s Stephanie Daniel – who hosts the Colorado Dream podcast -- will discuss the new season on today’s In the NoCo. Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-10-11/how-colorado-moved-forward-after-being-labeled-the-hate-state In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Erin O'Toole /news/2024-02-16/late-civil-rights-legal-program-director-remembered-for-serving-on-behalf-of-people-with-disabilities Kevin Williams was a tireless advocate for the disability rights movement in the Centennial State. He died at the age of 57 earlier this month from respiratory failure. Fri, 16 Feb 2024 15:36:44 GMT /news/2024-02-16/late-civil-rights-legal-program-director-remembered-for-serving-on-behalf-of-people-with-disabilities Michael Lyle /news/2023-07-05/legitimacy-of-customer-in-supreme-court-gay-rights-case-raises-ethical-and-legal-flags A Christian graphic artist who the Supreme Court said can refuse to make wedding websites for gay couples pointed during her lawsuit to a request from a man named "Stewart" and his husband-to-be. The twist? Stewart says it never happened. Wed, 05 Jul 2023 15:45:57 GMT /news/2023-07-05/legitimacy-of-customer-in-supreme-court-gay-rights-case-raises-ethical-and-legal-flags Alanna Durkin Richer and Colleen Slevin, Associated Press /news/2023-07-03/wider-than-websites-lgbtq-advocates-fear-broader-discrimination-after-supreme-court-ruling A new U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing a Colorado Christian graphic artist to refuse to work on wedding websites for same-sex couples has LGBTQ+ people across the country worried about broader consequences. Mon, 03 Jul 2023 15:53:04 GMT /news/2023-07-03/wider-than-websites-lgbtq-advocates-fear-broader-discrimination-after-supreme-court-ruling Rebecca Boone, Associated Press /news/2023-06-28/news-brief-with-boulder-reporting-lab-bvsd-settles-civil-rights-case-for-32-5k We talk with John Herrick of the Boulder Reporting Lab about Boulder Valley School District's recent discrimination settlement. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 19:29:50 GMT /news/2023-06-28/news-brief-with-boulder-reporting-lab-bvsd-settles-civil-rights-case-for-32-5k Nikole Robinson Carroll