It had been five long years since the El Grito Community 5K Race & Walk had been held in Denver’s Westside. Covid put a stop to that and a lot more in 2020. People stopped gathering for social and community functions and El Grito was no exception.
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It all started back in 1991. The Art World was not welcoming to communities of color, including Latinos in Denver. Fed up with being marginalized, a group of passionate Denver artists including Jose Aguayo, Magdalena Aguayo, Ramon Kelley, Ramona Kelley, Emanuel Martinez, Maria Lupita Martinez and Rebecca Arellano teamed up to found Museo de las Americas, a space that would celebrate and honor Latino art and culture with exhibits that showcased our community’s tremendous creative talent.