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As recently as the 1970s, Black Coloradans relied on green book sites when they were traveling. Today on In The NoCo, we learn about the safe havens and the push to uncover and register more of these historic places.

Some Coloradans are for the first time confronting a hard truth about our recent past. A new state report uncovers the abuse and death that occurred at Indian boarding schools here well into the 1960s. In The NoCo unwraps some of this reckoning and the process of healing.

Dia de los Muertos is an ancient cultural tradition that has strong roots in Mexico. Many of our Northern Colorado communities celebrate the holiday. We learn more about its significance on In The NoCo.

Reporting on underrepresented communities requires care and nuance. The journalists who come from those communities often cover them with that requisite perspective. Latina journalist Lori Lizarraga of NPR's Code Switch discusses this and more on today鈥檚 episode of In the NoCo.

A small but growing number of states and communities have begun observing Indigenous Peoples' Day. Ahead of the Monday holiday, In the NoCo discussed its significance with a tribal member and educator.

Nicki Gonzales became Colorado鈥檚 first Latina state historian in 2021. History is a lifelong vocation for the Regis University professor, one that has helped her pay tribute to her family鈥檚 legacy and inform her own identity. And her work has helped provide us with a fuller picture of Colorado's cultural landscape and sometimes problematic past. We talk with Gonzales on today's episode.

Daniel Tom was the target of racism and bullying growing up in Mesa, Ariz. Decades later here in the small mountain town of Buena Vista in south-central Colorado, life is easier, quieter. Still, there are at least a few signs that make him feel unwelcome 鈥� actual signs that read 鈥淐hinaman Gulch.鈥�

Racial disparities are deeply pronounced in state prisons across the nation 鈥� and some Western states top the list.

The movement for Palestinian liberation has gained new momentum following recent violence in Palestine and Israel that disproportionately affected Palestinians. And in the Mountain West and beyond, women are on the front lines of this movement.