For those who could not attend, here’s the Zoom recording of the joint 2024 Juanita Gray Community Awards Ceremony and the Blacks in Colorado Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. The Hall of Fame Ceremony begins at the 39 minute mark. CLICK HERE.
Adrian Miller to be inducted into the Blacks in Colorado Hall of Fame on Saturday, February 3rd!
February 3, 2024 The Denver Public Library is excited to announce 2024’s Juanita Gray Community Service Awards nominees and three new additions to the Blacks in Colorado Hall of Fame! Celebrate their brilliant leadership and accomplishments on Saturday, February 3 at the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The award […]
Blacks in Colorado Hall of Fame Induction
The Hall of Fame honor is bestowed upon a Coloradan who has been the first African American to accomplish a professional goal in their field and/or who has actively supported the African American community while achieving his or her goal. The original series contained forty-one photographs and was created in 1973 as part of a […]
COLORADO BARBECUE LEGEND COLUMBUS B. HILL TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE AMERICAN ROYAL BARBECUE HALL OF FAME
AUGUST 19, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Adrian Miller, (303) 917-3864, soulfoodscholar@gmail.com Columbus B. Hill–a legendary African American barbecue cook once based in Denver, Colorado–is a 2023 inductee to the American Royal Barbecue Hall of Fame (“BBQHoF”). Hill is a “Legacy Inductee,” a category which according the BBQHoF website: “honors deceased individuals whose contributions to […]