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Somalia

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Yellow Cab takes a hit in arbitrator's decision on racism case

    In the summer of 2010, 21 past and present Yellow Cab drivers -- all African immigrants -- filed a lawsuit in federal court, charging that the taxi company had favored American drivers and billed plaintiffs for questionable fees. The lawsuit was dismissed at the request of the filers after Yellow Ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2012

    Regis University teaching online courses to refugees in Kenya, Malawi in pilot project

    Regis University in Denver is taking the lead on a program to teach online college courses in refugee camps in Malawi and Kenya, and in urban Syria. The four-year pilot project is called "Jesuit Commons: Higher Education at the Margins" and it aims to solve a stark problem: the dearth of higher educ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Emily Griffith program to teach job skills to refugees to graduate 1,000th student today

    www.egos-school.com​ Five years ago, teachers at the Emily Griffith Technical College Language Learning Center, which offers free English classes to refugees, recognized a problem: Even when refugees landed jobs, they had trouble holding onto them. "We noticed that they were lacking in America ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2011

    Author Benjamin Runkle on his new book, Wanted Dead or Alive

    ​Author Benjamin Runkle will be at the Tattered Cover in Highlands Ranch tonight to talk about his new book, Wanted Dead or Alive: Manhunts from Geronimo to Bin Laden. In preparation for his appearance, we caught up with Runkle to talk about his book, the importance of manhunts and the effect ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Stranahan's Rob Dietrich talks about what it's like to take over as head distiller

    ​Last month, after Jake Norris left Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey, the homegrown company that was sold late last year to Proximo Spirits, Rob Dietrich was named head distiller. After I chatted with Jake Norris about why he left, I decided it was important to talk with Dietrich. And in an inter ... More >>

  • News

    August 18, 2011

    What do you call half-Mexicans?

    ​Last month, after Jake Norris left Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey, the homegrown company that was sold late last year to Proximo Spirits, Rob Dietrich was named head distiller. After I chatted with Jake Norris about why he left, I decided it was important to talk with Dietrich. And in an inter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    New park, community garden to grow -- with neighbors' input -- in vacant lot in East Colfax

    ​ It started with a vacant lot. But where others saw a scrubby, rectangular piece of land strewn with rocks and broken glass, the refugees living in the adjacent apartments saw a soccer field and a gathering place and spot to grow vegetables. On Monday, the city Parks and Recreation Department ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    Sarah Palin: Colorado Christian Univ. troops salute in wake of Osama bin Laden's death

    Sarah Palin.​Wouldn't you know it -- the day after Osama bin Laden was killed by an elite Navy Seal team in Pakistan, former vice presidential candidate and political star Sarah Palin will offer a salute to the troops at Colorado Christian University. And surprisingly enough, she may not be t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    Pirates vs. Robots: A first look at the epic battle

    Watch your back, Blackbeard.​When Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Wydah at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and Machines Like Us at the Theatre Company of Lafayette come to town simultaneously tomorrow, it will set the stage for one of the most epic battles ever conceived by nerds ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    One chapter book reviews: Missing in Action: A Family Saga, chapter six

    ​As far as fictional characters go, there is maybe no archetype so boring as the Hero, that figure of unwavering nobility and poise. Whether that hero is deftly vanquishing foes like Superman or valiantly overcoming adversity a la Odysseus, the construct is the same: The Hero represents the Da ... More >>

  • News

    December 2, 2010

    Letters: More readers weigh in on the immigration debate

    ​As far as fictional characters go, there is maybe no archetype so boring as the Hero, that figure of unwavering nobility and poise. Whether that hero is deftly vanquishing foes like Superman or valiantly overcoming adversity a la Odysseus, the construct is the same: The Hero represents the Da ... More >>

  • News

    December 2, 2010

    Mean Streets

    Some Denver taxi drivers say they've been taken for a ride by their employers

  • Culture

    November 4, 2010

    Now Playing

    Some Denver taxi drivers say they've been taken for a ride by their employers

  • Culture

    October 28, 2010

    The Container reminds us that immigrants are people, too

    Some Denver taxi drivers say they've been taken for a ride by their employers

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    JBS Swift lawsuit: Greeley meatpacking plant accused of descrimination against Somali staff

    ​"There's No Place Like Home for Somali Refugees in Greeley," a November 2008 feature by ex-Westword staffer Lisa Rab, told the tale of the Somali community in Northern Colorado, and those members who'd lost jobs in what Rab described in a followup post as "a clash over prayer breaks at the JB ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2010

    Columbine shootings an example of Christian killings, says Tavis Smiley

    Tavis Smiley has a new take on Columbine.​More than a decade after the attack on Columbine, the high school's name remains a buzz word -- and an infinitely flexible one. Example: Public Broadcast Service talk-show host Tavis Smiley used the massacre as an example of violence done by Christian ... More >>

  • News

    February 4, 2010

    Don't let the drug cartels eradicate Mexican pride

    Tavis Smiley has a new take on Columbine.​More than a decade after the attack on Columbine, the high school's name remains a buzz word -- and an infinitely flexible one. Example: Public Broadcast Service talk-show host Tavis Smiley used the massacre as an example of violence done by Christian ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2009

    "Desperate" Pirates: Crewmember describes the scene after pirate attack

    Not-so-breaking news: Container-ship crewmen are some tough bastards. The Village Voice, our New York sister paper, has obtained an email from a crewmember who was aboard the M/V Maersk Alabama when it was attacked by Somali pirates. Any story that includes icepick-shanking is worth a link to us. ... More >>

  • Music

    February 12, 2009

    K'naan

    Saturday, February 14, Owsley's Golden Road, 303-296-2844.

  • News

    November 27, 2008

    There's no place like home for Somali refugees in Greeley

    Saturday, February 14, Owsley's Golden Road, 303-296-2844.

  • News

    March 20, 2008

    The Good Soldier

    When the Army tried to take down Andrew Pogany, it messed with the wrong coward.

  • Calendar

    February 14, 2008

    African Delight

    Culture abounds at the fifth annual African Extravaganza.

  • Calendar

    September 20, 2007

    Young and Growing

    Culture abounds at the fifth annual African Extravaganza.

  • News

    July 5, 2007

    Community Pitch

    For African refugees, soccer is more than just a game.

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2007

    Last Comic Blogging, Part 2

    For African refugees, soccer is more than just a game.

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2007

    Mass Media

    For African refugees, soccer is more than just a game.

  • News

    December 14, 2006

    Pot of Gold

    Joseph Brodsky has a nose for great coffee. It led him all the way to Ethiopia, in search of the Geisha.

  • Dining

    June 29, 2006

    Stranger in a Strange Land

    I'd never understood Ethiopian food -- and then Haime Asfaw showed me the way.

  • Home Entertainment

    January 12, 2006

    A Bounteous Bunch

    I'd never understood Ethiopian food -- and then Haime Asfaw showed me the way.

  • Calendar

    August 19, 2004

    Talking Shop

    Diversity unfolds at the African Market

  • News

    July 8, 2004

    Death and Taxis

    Driving a cab is the most dangerous job in America -- but it also lets immigrants move ahead. Is this a great country or what?

  • Culture

    December 19, 2002

    A Christmas Carol Glows

    The Denver Center's supple staging is designed to delight.

  • Film

    February 28, 2002

    Hell on Earth

    In this early battle of the Vietnam War, they were Soldiers -- and then some.

  • Culture

    January 17, 2002

    Devil's Advocate

    Audiences love Jerry Bruckheimer. Critics don't. Like he cares.

  • Film

    January 17, 2002

    Zoom Through Doom

    Black Hawk Down pays grim, gritty homage to real American warriors.

  • News

    December 6, 2001

    Coming to America

    These refugees lost their homes and families in southern Sudan. But in Denver, they're finding a future.

  • News

    August 2, 2001

    Press for Success

    At fifty, William Dean Singleton has dozens of newspapers and all the money he needs. But what about respect?

  • News

    May 18, 2000

    A Plague on All Your Houses

    Denver readies itself for a bio-bomb — but is the federal program behind this exercise a dud?

  • News

    July 25, 1996

    The National Billionaires Association

    Denver readies itself for a bio-bomb — but is the federal program behind this exercise a dud?

  • News

    January 31, 1996

    DAHL PARTS THREE

    Denver readies itself for a bio-bomb — but is the federal program behind this exercise a dud?

  • News

    May 10, 1995

    THEY'RE NUMBER 1

    THEY'VE SURRENDERED THEIR OLD HOME, BUT MEMBERS OF VFW POST #1 STILL HAVE PLENTY OF FIGHT LEFT IN THEM.

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