b'BODY OF CHRIST NEWS MAGAZINEsenatorfieldsd29 rhondafieldsforcolorado SenRhondaFields StteewwaarrddsshhiippA Proven Record ofSRhonda is running for County Commissioner to prioritize: Affordability and services for the most vulnerable.Repair our aging infrastructure & roads.A safer and more secure Arapahoe. Promote policies to ensure Arapahoe is an ideal place to work, raise a family, build a business and safely retire. LEARN MOREby going to FieldsForCommissioner.com or scanning this QR code:Join Me and Register to Attend the Democratic Caucus on March 7Im all in! Please join me.Paid for by Rhonda Fields for Commissioner.District 5 Primary Zip Codes 80010 80011 80012 80017 80018Registered Agent: Becky Christensen.WHO DEFINES HISTORYF ebruaryisBlackHistorymonth.ItsatimetoWe,asindividualsandasacollective,cannot History is not the past. It is the present. We carry our history with us. We are our history. James Baldwincelebrate the rich tapestry of our heritage andunderstandourselvesifwedonotunderstand acknowledge the responsibility to advocate forBlackhistory.BlackhistoryisAmericanhistory.At one another as we continue to make strides. Foreach step in our nations development, Black people me, Black History is more than 28 days. I believe ourhaveledthecallandshownbyexamplehowto history and importance has year-long significance.liveoutthepromiseofourfounders.Blackhistory isU.S.history.Itishumanhistory.Tounderstand Getting to know our shared history throughout theBlack history is to know the strength and resilience year can help us acknowledge the truth about ournecessarytoaffirmonesdignity,asaffirmedby past. We have an obligation to our ancestors, to knowKing,Malcolm,andIdaB. Wellsandmanyothers. To our heroes. I am reminded of brave abolitionists andunderstandBlackhistoryistofeeltheheartand freedomfightersandartistsandeverydaypeopledepth necessary to sing in soul, as sang by Aretha and who,witheverythingtolose,includinglifeitself,Cooke and many others. To understand Black history havestoodasvanguardsandsafekeepersofouris to understand what has been and what should be. democracy. Our nations history of oppression and the legacy of slavery still permeates throughout societyThereaintnohistorylikeBlackhistory,andImso inavarietyofways.Understandingthegravityofhonored to carry around that history in my heart as I our history helps us comprehend the pain we carry.serve the people of Colorado!Black people shouldnt be an asterisk in U.S. history.Senator Rhonda Fields, State Senator, District 28BOCNEWS.COM5'