The Black community in Fort Collins makes up 1.5% of the city’s population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
For a college town that loves to celebrate its diversity, community leaders such as Jamal Skinner, founder and executive director of the city’s Cultural Enrichment Center, report rarely ever seeing it or respect for communities of color.
Many students experience blatant racism from peers with it going unchecked by adults,” Skinner said.
They’re not the people shown in travel ads convincing potential students and tourists how great of a community this place is. They’re not the ones whose homes and communities are highlighted. They’re not the ones who get their stories told — at least, not in the way they should be told.
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