Denver Is Rich With Black History

Denver News

With billionaire backing, a D.C. museum is headed to Five Points to collect Denver’s black culture Nov. 1-11, the NMAAHC will set up shop in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood and elsewhere with the goal of collecting and digitizing as much of the local African-American population’s photos, documents and videos as possible — part of a nationwide initiative that began last fall in Baltimore. The opening reception for the project took place on November 2 at the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library That institution and the Black American West Museum, also in Five Points, are collaborating with the Smithsonian on the initiative. https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/initiatives/family-history-center/community-curation-program/community-curation-denver -- It appears Denver is off the list of possible locations for Amazon's second headquarters. The retail giant is in "advanced talks" to open its second headquarters in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, The Washington Post reported Saturday. -- Skiers heading to Aspen this weekend may have to reschedule their route. The Colorado Department of Transportation announced that Independence Pass on Colorado 82 will be closed for the weekend because of snow and wind. —