Latino and Black poverty rates in Colorado are near historic lows, but economic stability is elusive
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on February 17, 2023
The kitchen table, round and glass, with wooden legs, sits in a sunlit corner of Alejandra Carrera and Clemente Flores’ apartment. It is one of the first things visitors see.
To the outsider, it’s a nice table. To the couple, married 26 years, it’s a symbol of their economic progress over the last decade. They bought it new, on sale, last year. “We have always had to buy second-hand,” Flores said. Puro segundo.
Their Aurora apartment is a newer one-bedroom, small like the others before it. But it is a big . . .
