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Wyoming Public Media » Inequality in the Equality State: Race, Racism, and Identity
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Many communities across the Mountain West were once known as “sundown towns.” Those are places that once had policies to force people of color to leave ..read more
Wyoming Public Media » Inequality in the Equality State: Race, Racism, and Identity
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Experts say that immigrants can help bolster a community's declining population, but many small towns, which are common in the West, struggle to attract ..read more
Wyoming Public Media » Inequality in the Equality State: Race, Racism, and Identity
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Vanessa Chavarriaga loves to be outside, whether it's floating down a river in the desert or ice skating on a frozen alpine lake. And when she posts ..read more
Wyoming Public Media » Inequality in the Equality State: Race, Racism, and Identity
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One of the Mountain West's major police departments is under investigation after two serious incidents involving people of color. In a brief statement ..read more
Wyoming Public Media » Inequality in the Equality State: Race, Racism, and Identity
3y ago
Protests against racism and police brutality continue in Colorado, but there are many faces and voices that are missing. Here, four Colorado women who ..read more
Wyoming Public Media » Inequality in the Equality State: Race, Racism, and Identity
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Protesting racism and police brutality is nothing new. But large, sustained turnouts, especially in small, mostly white towns, is something we've not seen ..read more
Wyoming Public Media » Inequality in the Equality State: Race, Racism, and Identity
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Buffalo, Wyoming is a small Western town with fewer than 5,000 residents. The historic Occidental Hotel still stands on Main Street. Murals of horses ..read more
Wyoming Public Media » Inequality in the Equality State: Race, Racism, and Identity
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This story was powered by America Amplified , a public radio initiative. This Friday is Juneteenth, a national holiday in most states celebrating the ..read more
Wyoming Public Media » Inequality in the Equality State: Race, Racism, and Identity
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Cities and counties across the country are declaring that racism is a public health crisis, including at least one city in the Mountain West ..read more
Wyoming Public Media » Inequality in the Equality State: Race, Racism, and Identity
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Aftab Khan and his family have lived in the Gillette area for over a hundred years, and a few years back the family opened a mosque there. Bret Colvin ..read more