Category: Black History Month

Published January 11, 2019

The Bailey Blog As we engaged in the implementation of the recommendations of the African American Equity Task Force and gathered additional feedback from the community, one of the issues that consistently emerged was the need for tools to assist African American parents and students in navigating Pre-K education in Denver and beyond. We heard

Published December 14, 2018

Dec. 12 marked the third convening of the African-American Young Ladies Summit (A2YLS), bringing together almost 300 DPS students to learn, grow and build upon the ideas that were created during previous summits. As creator and organizer, Dr. Plashan McCune stated during the first summit this past May, “I’d like this event to become a

Published December 10, 2018

Over 200 students from high schools across DPS gathered together on Nov. 27 to discuss their futures with Denver community leaders, college and career representatives, DPS leaders and local government figures. This is the third Black Male Initiative event that has taken place over the past year with the focus on providing critical college resources and

Published October 26, 2018

Our own Allen Smith and Dr. Sharon Bailey spoke with Channel 9 News reporter, Anusha Roy to discuss the Bailey Report and how DPS is fighting institutionalized racism.   From Channel 9 News: “This week, Anusha Roy sat down with Allen Smith, the head of the DPS Culture, Equity & Leadership Team, and Dr. Sharon

Published February 22, 2018

This February, DPS has been busy celebrating Black History Month throughout the district. From a Black History Month Museum to the first African-American sorority at Manual High School, check out the different celebrations featured in the link below: Celebrating Black History Month