House District 40

Colorado’s Africans Gather at Townhall Meeting

It was Sat­ur­day, Dec. 11 when a group of lead­ers of the grow­ing African com­mu­ni­ty in Col­orado met with State Rep. Naque­t­ta Ricks at the Meskerem restau­rant in Auro­ra to dis­cuss her work.  The law­mak­er was eager to learn about the com­mu­ni­ty’s hopes and expec­ta­tions. Ricks, a Demo­c­rat rep­re­sent­ing House Dis­trict 40 was elect­ed in Nov.…