
Rowena Alegria
@rowenaalegria
Chief Storyteller of Denver. Writer. Speaker. Consultant.
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https://rowenaalegria.com/ 02-03-2012 20:53:22
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Time is running out for the 1 thing centenarian & #Tulsa Race Massacre survivor Hughes Van Ellis seeks: #justice. DenverHRCP's Office of Storytelling caught up w/ the Denver resident as he & the only other 2 remaining survivors await their day in court. youtu.be/VRGOZyNzk3I

Colorado has a chance to be the next state to make prison communication FREE. Listen to the powerful words of George Davis, captured by our partners ProgressNow Colorado, as he explains why we must pass HB23-1133. Thank you to @JudyAmabileHD49 @replindsay for sponsoring this bill!


Woot woot! This is amazing, Hilal Isler 🤩I cannot wait to read the novel. Muchas felicidades!!

I'm always proud of the stories we create. This one is bittersweet. Joining in the mourning of American Indian Academy of Denver. Grateful for the space they created for our kids and hopeful those lessons live on in them. #IAmDenver

Cheers to Donna Bryson for this piece. It's so much more than the headline, clearly took a ton of work and research, and well worth a read.

Officers working for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security initiative were ordered to push "small children and nursing babies" back into the Rio Grande, according to an email from a trooper "I believe we have stepped over a line into the inhumane" expressnews.com/politics/texas…

Have you heard of the Texas Two-Step? It's a controversial tactic used by corporations to avoid paying legal settlements. Corizon—one of the nation's largest private correctional healthcare providers—is using it to get out of 475 malpractice suits. 🧵 businessinsider.com/corizon-health…



This year's jury for the National Book Award is the most diverse in the prize's history. Will that make a difference when the winner is announced next week? The answer is more complicated than you might think. Melanie Walsh and I in Public Books... publicbooks.org/what-35-years-…


Woot woot! So many great books. Especially cheers to Ramona Ausubel and @vauhinivara 💕




Denver metro friends — weather over the next couple days could be dangerous + even life threatening for homeless folks trying to survive on the streets. Here's our list of cold-weather shelter around the region. Please share if you can #Colorado #COwx coloradocommunitymedia.com/2024/12/12/den…