May 22, 2025: Where Black Lives Matter is now, Aurora police reform, AI law clash, Colorado Book Awards

Five years after George Floyd’s death, we talk to an organizer about what’s happened to the Black Lives Matter movement in Colorado. Plus, you’ll hear where the movement’s lasting legacy with police reform in Aurora stands now. Also, Congress is trying to stop Colorado and other states from regulating AI, while within Colorado, business and universities are also fighting the AI law. And how you can find the best writing coming out of the state. This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Jo Erickson, Mateo Schimpf, and Stephanie Wolf. The executive producer is Rachel Estabrook. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño. Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members . Read more on the stories in today’s show: CPR’s Tony Gorman shares a new update on police reform in Aurora . CPR’s Bente Birkeland reports on showdowns over Colorado’s attempt to regulate AI . CPR’s Lauren Antonoff Hart has ideas for your weekend, and more on the Colorado Book Awards, in the Colorado arts spotlight .