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COLORADO’S #1 HISPANIC-OWNED BILINGUAL PUBLICATION VOL. XLV NO. 46 National Association of Hispanic Publications November 13, 2019 LA VIDA LATINA What the Sports Betting early election Sports Betting legalized in Colorado. results mean Page 7 for 2020 ERNEST GURULÉ For pundits, it’s hard to decide ESTA SEMANA which is more fun; making pre- election predictions or reading the THIS WEEK post-election tea leaves. This elec- tion, which included its share of surprises, was no different. Now COMMUNITY the game turns to exactly what--- COMUNIDAD if anything---the results mean for 2020. In Colorado, a state that in recent years has hued more pur- CWHF plish, it appears that the things are Colorado Women’s Hall of trending a deeper shade of purple Fame names 2020 and a lighter, almost pinkish shade inductees. of red, said Dr. Rob Preuhs, head of 2 the Political Science Department at Metropolitan State University of Denver. And that is giving COMMENTARY Republicans the blues. COMENTARIO Last Tuesday, voters trekked to the polls in Colorado and a number of other states. Big issues were decided but no statewide one-on- Recuerdos CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 >> Recuerdo volver al Río Grande Valley una y otra Lo que significan vez a lo largo de los años. 6 los resultados de las elecciones anticipadas para SPORTS DEPORTES 2020 Para los expertos, es difícil decidir que es más divertido; reírse de las predicciones de las Nuggets and Avs pre-elecciones, o leer las hojas de impress té después de las post-elecciones. The Nuggets and Avs Estas elecciones, que incluyó su show promise over the parte de sorpresas, no fue diferente. weekend. Ahora el juego se convierte exacta- 13 mente en que---en todo caso---los resultados significan para el 2020. En Colorado, un estado que en los últimos años se ha vuelto más morado, parece que las cosas tien- ¿QUE PASA? den a un tono más profundo de púr- WHAt’s HAPPENING pura y un tono más claro, casi rosa- EVENTS CALENDAR, PAGE 10 do de rojo, dijo el Dr. Rob Preuhs, Photo courtesy: Pixabay.com director del Political Science Department at Metropolitan State Visit us at University of Denver. Y eso está dando a los republicanos tristeza. www.lavozcolorado.com El martes pasado, los electores se fueron a las mesas de votación en Colorado y otros estados. Se decidieron asuntos más grandes pero estatalmente en las contien- das personales se hicieron en Colorado. Esos van a tener lugar en el 2020. Entre ahora y el próximo CONTINUA EN PÁGINA 15 >> 2 COMMUNITY / COMUNIDAD LA VOZ Bilingüe November 13, 2019 The Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame names inductee class of 2020 Ten Extraordinary Women to be Inducted in March 2020 Rosalind “Bee” Harris Teacher Association Reflections Program and the Arts Business A Secretary of the Interior and Colorado State Attorney Rosalind “Bee” Harris has dedicated her career to elevat- Education Consortium. General, a journalist and publisher, a frontier physician, suffrag- ing communities of color by providing a platform for their Dr. Alida Cornelia Avery ists, journalists, educators, head of the U.S. Office of Personnel voices and their stories with the founding of the Denver Urban A graduate of the New England Female Medical College Management, lawyers/civil rights activists, a community builder Spectrum newspaper in 1987 and the Urban Spectrum Youth of Boston in 1862, Dr. Alida Cornelia Avery was a professor of and restaurant owner comprise the Colorado Women’s Hall of Foundation in 2000. Human Physiology and Hygiene, and a Resident Physician at Fame (CWHF) Inductee Class of 2020. Velveta Howell Vassar College from 1866-1874. In 1874 she moved to Denver, In March, these ten inductees become the next group of Velveta Howell has made many contributions as a life-long Colorado, and is credited as Colorado’s first woman to practice extraordinary Colorado women, who have made enduring and champion for social justice and advocacy. She was the eighth medicine while also serving as the Superintendent of Hygiene. exemplary contributions to their fields, inspired and elevated African American female graduate of the University of Colorado Elizabeth Piper Ensley the status of women and helped open new frontiers for women Law School and the first woman of color appointed as Colorado’s Elizabeth Piper Ensley was an African American educator, and society. Deputy District Attorney. political activist, and suffragist. Her leadership was instrumen- “Inspiration is the calling card of the Hall,” says Deborah Marianne Neifert, MD, MTS tal in Colorado’s victorious campaign for full voting rights in Radman, Chair of the CWHF. “These women are trailblazers, Colorado’s earliest physician breastfeeding champion, 1893. Ensley dedicated her career to organizing for women’s pioneers of opportunities for women, and have left a positive Marianne Egeland Neifert, MD, MTS, has devoted more than rights, especially for African American women. mark on our state, nation, and world. They inspire all to aspire 40 years to improving maternal-child health. She helped re- Carolina Gonzalez higher to their dreams.” establish breastfeeding as a community norm and advanced the Carolina Acuña Díaz González was a Colorado Renaissance The 2020 Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame inductees nascent discipline of breastfeeding medicine. Pioneer, renowned for her welcoming home, her active support include six contemporary women and four historical. Gale Norton for the arts and culture, and her uniquely authentic restaurant, Katherine Archuleta Gale Norton was the first woman Colorado Attorney General Casa Mayan, a “Mutalista” or refuge for 40 years for immi- Growing up in Colorado’s San Luis Valley, Katherine (1991-99) and the first woman to be appointed as Secretary of grants in Colorado. González provided accommodations and a Archuleta has had an extraordinary and influential career, the U.S. Department of the Interior (2001-06) under President safe haven during the Depression for countless youths «riding including a position in the Obama administration as head of George W. Bush. On behalf of Colorado and 45 other states as the rails» to Colorado. the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, that has changed Colorado Attorney General, Norton helped negotiate the most Since its founding in 1985, the Colorado Women’s Hall of the landscape for what is possible for women and, specifically, extensive legal settlement in history: a $206 billion national Fame has inducted 162 women from many races, backgrounds, Latina women. tobacco settlement. socioeconomic levels, career paths, political philosophies, and Lupe Briseño Mary Lou Anderson religious beliefs for their outstanding contributions to society. As the organizer of the Kitayama Carnation Strike, Lupe A passionate advocate for cultural arts and arts education, The lives of these extraordinary women are proof of what can Briseño demonstrated the strength and power of Latina leader- Mary Lou Anderson was an influential leader across Colorado be achieved with passion, commitment, grit and the grace ship in Colorado’s Labor Movement and helped set the stage and the nation through her development of programs that to stand tall in the face of obstacles. To learn more visit: for the Colorado Chicano Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s engage millions of students, educators, and business leaders http://www.cogreatwomen.org/inductees/women-in-the-hall/ and ‘70s. in the cultural arts. Anderson founded the National Parent El Salón de la Fama de las Mujeres de Colorado nombra a la Inductee Class del 2020 Diez mujeres extraordinarias serán inducidas en marzo Estado de Colorado, una periodista y editora, una médico Administración de Personal de los Estados Unidos, que ha del 2020. fronterizo, sufragistas, periodistas, educadores, jefa de cambiado el panorama de lo que es posible para las mujeres Una Secretaria del Interior y el Procuradora General del la Oficina de Administración de Personal de los Estados y, específicamente, Mujeres latinas. Unidos, abogadas/activistas Lupe Briseño de derechos civiles, una con- Como organizadora de la huelga de Kitayama Carnation structora comunitaria y dueña Strike, Lupe Briseño demostró la fuerza y el poder del lider- de un restaurante compren- azgo latino en el Movimiento Laboral de Colorado y ayudó den el Colorado Salón de la a preparar el escenario para el Movimiento de Derechos Fama de las Mujeres (CWHF, Civiles Chicanos de Colorado de los años sesenta y setenta. por sus siglas en inglés) Rosalind “Abeja” Harris Class Inductee de 2020. Rosalind “Bee” Harris ha dedicado su carrera a elevar Es hora de inscribirse en un En marzo, estas diez las comunidades de color al proporcionar una plataforma inducidas se convierten en para sus voces y sus historias con la fundación del periódico el próximo grupo de mujeres Denver Urban Spectrum en 1987 y la Urban Spectrum Youth SEGURO DE extraordinarias de Colorado, Foundation en el 2000. que hicieron contribuciones Velveta Howell duraderas y ejemplares a sus Velveta Howell ha hecho muchas contribuciones como SALUD DE 2020 campos, inspiraron y eleva- defensora de la justicia social y la defensa de toda la vida. ron el estatus de las mujeres Fue la octava graduada afroamericana de la Facultad de y ayudaron a abrir nuevas Derecho de la Universidad de Colorado y la primera mujer fronteras para las mujeres y de color nombrada Fiscal Adjunta de Distrito de Colorado. la sociedad. Marianne Neifert, MD, MTS “La inspiración es la La primera campeona médica de lactancia materna de tarjeta de presentación del Colorado, Marianne Egeland Neifert, MD, MTS, ha dedicado Salón”, dice Deborah Radman, más de 40 años a mejorar la salud maternoinfantil. Ella Presidenta de la CWHF. “Estas ayudó a restablecer la lactancia materna como una norma mujeres son pioneras, pion- comunitaria y avanzó la disciplina naciente de la medicina eras de oportunidades para de lactancia materna.