Tag: Vernon Jones Jr
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Lylaus Keyes who brought Denver schools segregation lawsuit 50 years ago, has died
Lylaus Keyes — whose name is forever attached to a pivotal 1973 Supreme Court decision involving segregation in Denver — has died. Keyes died on Oct. 1. She was 97. Keyes and her late husband, Wilfred Keyes, a chiropractor turned insurance salesman, were the lead plaintiffs in a lawsuit five decades ago in which the…
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Respite for a weary city: First Day of Hope aims for community healing after East High shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Less than a week after two East High School administrators were shot by a student who later took his own life, there are signs that the Denver community is rallying from its grief. Fourteen churches and hundreds of people gathered at Church in the City-Beth…