For years, Latino students in Western Colorado have faced enormous achievement gaps compared with their White classmates. Those gaps have widened, not narrowed, despite the best intentions of well-meaning school district leaders. Voces Unidas is endorsing Summit School District 4A, Eagle County School District 5B and Roaring Fork School District 5C because all three districts have taken an important step: connecting new, ongoing local funding to stronger student outcomes. Lat

If you want to see Colorado’s future if voters pass Amendment 81 this November, simply look at the past. Or maybe just magnify the present. The trail of trauma, prejudice, and persecution currently playing out along the I-70 corridor has roots extending back some 20 years – the last time Colorado passed a law requiring local authorities to double as immigration enforcement agents. Rest assured, the next time will be even worse. For months now, we have watched masked federal i

Voces Unidas is excited to announce that Grupo Kaoba will perform at the 2026 Líderes Dinner Celebration on Saturday, October 3, at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction. Based in Denver, Grupo Kaoba has been performing for more than two decades, bringing together cumbia tropical, salsa, merengue and other Latin sounds. The group has performed throughout Colorado and shared the stage with well-known Latin artists and groups. Grupo Kaoba will close out this year’s Líderes

Voces Unidas will honor eight leaders from across Colorado at our 2026 Líderes Dinner Celebration on Saturday, October 3, at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction. The annual celebration recognizes Latino leaders and allies whose leadership, service and advocacy are strengthening communities across Western Colorado. 2026 Legislator of the Year: Rep. Elizabeth Velasco Our highest legislative honor goes to Rep. Elizabeth Velasco, recognizing her partnership with rural Lati

Colorado voters face 14 statewide ballot measures this year, and many of them are being pushed by right-wing extremists and corporations through dark-money groups with clear political agendas. Voces Unidas reviewed every one based on its impact on rural Latinas and Latinos. We urge a No vote on 11 and a Yes vote on three. The most dangerous is Amendment 81. It would require local police, jail staff and prosecutors to report suspected undocumented immigrants to ICE, even befor