Leslie Herod

Juneteenth

Colorado Democrats Introduce Bill to Make Juneteenth Legal State Holiday

Last week, Governor Jared Polis, the Colorado Black Democratic Legislative Caucus, bill sponsors, and advocates…

Black Pride Gala: Botanic Gardens 6-17-2021

The first annual Black Pride Gala was held at the Botanic Gardens on Thursday, June…

37 New Bills

Herod Passes 37 New Bills, Targets Justice Reform

Representative Leslie Herod passed 37 new bills and expanded the state budget to $34.1 billion…

COVID19

Bill to Limit Colorado’s School-to-Prison-Pipeline Gets Pulled by Sponsors

Each school year, thousands of students are ticketed and arrested by police departments for in-school…

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Justice for Elijah McClain: The Story So Far

The summer of 2020 has been one for the books, engulfed in record-high temperatures and…

Envision:You

Envision:You Presents 2020 ‘Lean On Me Award’

Envision:You will recognize Colorado State Representative Leslie Herod and the Mental Health Center of Denver…

Greenwood

#LiveMusicForBlackLives Concert in Greenwood Village Tonight

Tonight, several Colorado-based musicians and recording artists will be playing #LiveMusicForBlackLives in Greenwood Village. Recently,…

SB 217

The Colorado House Passes SB-217, Sending it to Governor’s Desk

SB-217, The Law Enforcement Integrity Act passed 52-13 in the Colorado House. This is a…

Accountability

Colorado Reps Introduce Bill to Increase Police Accountability

Colorado lawmakers will unveil a bill that will bring accountability and transparency to police actions…

COVID-Denver

Talking Racial Disparities and COVID with Rep Leslie Herod

Myriad persistent, systemic issues have been brought to the surface due to the COVID-19 pandemic,…