Thank you for your interest in participating in the Colorado Black Equity Study (CBES)!
Purpose of the Study
On June 4, 2024 Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 24-053 into law. This historic legislation makes the State of Colorado the third state in the Nation to research the inequities faced by its Black residents from the territorial period through the present. History Colorado has been entrusted with stewardship of this important project and has hired a team of researchers to produce a comprehensive study by 2027. The final study will be submitted to the following groups: the General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Governor of Colorado, the Colorado State Board of Education, the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, the Attorney General of Colorado, and the Health Equity Commission. Further, the finalized study will be made publicly accessible on the General Assembly Website and entered into the archives of History Colorado. This will ensure that the research is preserved in the historical record. Following the submission of the historical analysis, a third party will conduct an economic assessment of the conclusions drawn from the historical analysis.
The study will examine the impact that the State of Colorado's systems, policies, and practices have had on Black Coloradans. We strive to make the process as transparent and empowering as possible.
Participation
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Participation is voluntary. You may stop the survey at any time if you do not wish to continue.
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Your responses will remain confidential and anonymous unless you choose to provide identifying information.
Use of Responses, Ownership, and Copyright
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I understand that all materials submitted will become the property of History Colorado. History Colorado will have the right to accession these materials into its permanent collections and dispose of materials not accepted for permanent collections, subject to my preference for anonymity if so elected.
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I understand that I will not receive compensation for my donation to History Colorado.
- I understand that History Colorado has the perpetual, nonexclusive, transferrable, worldwide right to use my materials for education, research, reproduction, exhibit, display, performance, broadcast, creative copied works, distribution, and redistribution in any format.
- I understand that de-identified survey responses may be used in future reports, presentations, academic publications, or other scholarly or policy-related work. No personally identifying information will be shared without my explicit permission.
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I understand that I, author/creator of the materials, will continue to keep any copyright and related rights to retell, monetize, and publish my own story without permission from History Colorado.
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Not all survey responses may be included in final reports. However, each response furthers the understanding of Black Coloradans’ lived experiences.
Release of Claims
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I hereby release History Colorado from any and all claims, damages, and demands in connection to the materials donated, including but not limited to copyright infringement, defamation, invasion of privacy, or right of publicity.