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Denver Protests Against Racism Police Brutality June 2020
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In Civic Center Park during Denver protests in early June against racism and police brutality after George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police.

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State Rep. and incoming Denver City Council member Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez speaks during a memorial for Pat Schroeder, Colorado's first female Congressional representative, at Denver's History Colorado Center. April 28, 2023.

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Police in Denver’s LoDo Monday night, June 12, 2023, after the Nuggets won the NBA Championships for the first time in team history.

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Attorneys Qusair Mohamedbhail, left, and Siddhartha Rathod answers reporters’ questions as Simon and Sally Glass speak to the news media during a press conference in Denver on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, about the death of the couple’s 22-year-old son Christian at the hands of Clear Creek County sheriffs deputies in June.

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Colorado Springs police cruiser.

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Protesters stand in a moment of silence for Kilyn Lewis at the Colorado Capitol building, 100 days after he was killed by Aurora Police. Aug. 31, 2024.

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Police move away from the center of the street celebration on 19th and Market streets in LoDo Monday night, June 12, 2023, after the Nuggets won the NBA Championships for the first time in team history, beating the Miami Heat 94 to 89, closing out the series after winning four games to Miami’s one.

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