Black History in Boulder County

On February 25, 2021, HBC will host the first of a series of free panel
discussions for the community entitled “The Roots of Today’s Racial Exclusion in Boulder County and the Road Ahead.” The first panel will discuss the history of exclusion and resistance by the Black community.

THE ROOTS OF TODAY’S RACIAL EXCLUSION IN BOULDER COUNTY & THE ROAD AHEAD

PANEL #1: BLACK HISTORY IN BOULDER COUNTY | FEBRUARY 25, 2021 | 7-8:30 PM

PENFIELD TATE, III - PANELIST

Former Colorado state legislator and son of Boulder’s only African-American mayor

DR. POLLY BUGROS MCLEAN - PANELIST

Associate Professor of Media Studies at CU Boulder and author of Remembering Lucile: A Virginia Family’s Rise from Slavery and a Legacy Forged a Mile High

DR. QUINTARD TAYLOR - MODERATOR

Professor Emeritus of American History, University of Washington, specialist in African American history in the American West

DR. CHARLES NILON - PANELIST

Professor of Environmental Science at the University of Missouri and son of CU Boulder’s first tenured black faculty member

CO-SPONSORS TO EVENT:

CU LAW SCHOOL’S BLACK LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION