How the ADA Improved the Lives of Denver's Disability Community For the past 30 years, the Americans with Disabilities Act has been improving conditions for individuals living with disabilities — and for the rest of us, too. Learn about some remarkably courageous people right here in Denver who inspired change.
The COVID Diaries In response to the historic COVID-19 pandemic, I Am Denver has worked with residents including a graduating senior, a new father, a restauranteur and an ICU nurse to capture how Denverites have survived the crisis.
From Prohibited to Proud: The History of Drag in Denver In celebration of Pride month, we gave Denver's LGBTQ members and drag queens the chance to tell the story of their own community, which has been entertaining Denver crowds for generations in spite of any personal risk.
A Thousand Paper Cranes On Aug. 27, 1942, the U.S. government opened the Granada Relocation Center about 250 miles southeast of Denver. It was a military-style confinement center with blocks of barracks surrounded by barbed wire and flanked by guard towers staffed with armed men on watch.
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day In 2016, Denver’s City Council designated the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day in the city. In honor of that recognition and celebration of the area’s original inhabitants, I Am Denver talked to several members of Denver’s Indian community about what it means to be Native in Denver.