For local business owners:
Centro Multicultural de Negocios y Emprendedores (MBEC)
El Centro Multicultural de Negocios y Emprendedores (MBEC) es un centro bilingüe (inglés y español) que proporciona a los propietarios de negocios y emprendedores un fácil acceso a proveedores de servicios empresariales, recursos, tutoría y capacitación especializada. También los conecta con recursos críticos para crear, lanzar y hacer crecer un negocio en Fort Collins.
Multicultural Business andEntrepreneur Center (MBEC)
The Multicultural Business & Entrepreneur Center (MBEC) is a free bilingual (English & Spanish) center that provides business owners and entrepreneurs easy access to business service providers, resources, mentorship and specialty training. It also connects them with critical resources to create, launch and grow a business in Fort Collins.
Current Events
- Nov. 8 to Nov. 16, 2025: Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy
- No Kings: NO THRONES. NO CROWNS. NO KINGS.
“On October 18 [2025] more than 7 million of us rose up at more than 2,700 events in all 50 states, DC, and cities worldwide to say: America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people. Now, our task is to stay vigilant, stay united, and continue to push back.” - Autumn 2023: We know the world is hurting right now with what’s happening in the Middle East. Do what you must to take care of yourselves and your loved ones. Take action if you’re moved to do so:
- “We belong to each other: a call to end the violence”
- Statement from Open Society Foundations
- MPower: a Muslim Grassroots organization
- Diaspora Alliance: an international organization dedicated to fighting antisemitism and its instrumentalization by promoting the values of a multiracial democracy
- https://www.raceforward.org/
- This is not normal (October 21st, 2023)
- Read the resources and statement by Race Forward decrying violence against Asian Americans.
- Register for free Bystander Intervention Training to stop Asian-American and Xenophobic Harassment by the nonprofit Hollaback!
- Visit Asian Americans Advancing Justice and report an incident through Stand Against Hatred.
- From MakeNoiseToday.org: “If you’re asking yourself how you can help stop Asian hate, here are resources we encourage you to learn from and get involved with, [this] is a list of resources & links on how you can organize, who to consider donating to, non-financial ways you can support communities, and suggested further reading material.”
- Read the article by Jeff Chang/The Washington Post “The long history of violence against Asian Americans that led up to Atlanta”
- Celebrate Black History Month all year long.
- Leading Civil Rights and Racial Justice Organizations Denounce Domestic Terrorism at U.S. Capitol
- “The vigilantism and attacks in Washington, DC yesterday are nothing short of treason. They are part and parcel of the arc of violence enshrined in the modus operandi of white supremacy and white nationalism….” Read more.
- Race Forward Statement:
- Justice Now. “In the days since four Minneapolis Police Department officers killed George Floyd, hundreds of demonstrations have broken out around the country.
- “Race Forward stands in solidarity with the millions who have marched to demand justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and for those Black lives who have been taken prematurely by police brutality. We join their condemnation of all forms of racist violence, whether state or state-sanctioned or from individuals and groups. We join the call for the arrest and prosecution of all four officers involved in this merciless murder…” Read more
- Lessons on Peaceful Protesting by My Black Colorado
- Antiracism resources by Fort Collins-based Culturs Magazine
- Antiracism Q&A by CSU Office of the Vice President for Diversity
- The BIPOC Alliance
- Black community mental health (statistics & resources)
- CivilRights.org – New Era of Public Safety: An Advocacy Toolkit for a Fair, Safe, and Effective Community Policing
- Hollaback! free Bystander Intervention Training
- National Police Accountability Project
- CSU Office of the Vice President for Diversity – Black Rams Matter: A Note of Solidarity
- Justice Now. “In the days since four Minneapolis Police Department officers killed George Floyd, hundreds of demonstrations have broken out around the country.
- Leading Civil Rights and Racial Justice Organizations Denounce Domestic Terrorism at U.S. Capitol
- COVID-19 Resources
- COVID-19 Activity & Risk Levels
- City of Fort Collins
- Larimer County
- Cloth Face Coverings: read details and volunteer to make and donate
- Support and resources for Fort Collins artists and creative businesses
- Feeding America
- Mental Health Resources for People of Color during the Coronavirus Pandemic
- Rental Assistance/Eviction & Foreclosure Prevents (Colorado Department of Local Affairs)
Read:
Articles:
- Opinion: Lack of diversity challenges people of color in Fort Collins
- Learn about redlining in this article from The Washington Post
Books:
- The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein
- White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Race by Robin DiAngelo
- Attend the Diverse Fort Collins book discussions: http://www.DiverseFortCollins/events
- My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem
- The Racial Contract by Charles W. Mills
- NPR Book Concierge: Best Books of 2020
- So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo. Buy it from Old Firehouse Books.
- White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo. Buy it from Old Firehouse Books.
- Book Review: A Sociologist Examines the “White Fragility” That Prevents White Americans from Confronting Racism by Katy Waldman
Magazines:
- Culturs: The Global Multicultural Magazine (Colorado-based publication that collaborates with Colorado State University’s Journalism Department)
Listen:
Podcasts:
- The New York Times: 1619
- National Public Radio (NPR): Code Switch
- Othering & Belonging Institute: Who Belongs?
- On The Media – Boiling Point (May 29, 2020)
- 1A radio program – “To Be In A Rage Almost All The Time” (June 1, 2020)
Watch:
Documentaries:
- Fort Collins: Choice City for Whom? Racism (watch the trailer)
- Desplazado: An Exploration of Gentrification
- Trevor Noah: Video “Black American Have Seen Their Principles Completely Delegitimized”
- 13th: A Netflix Original Documentary by Ava DuVernay, Director of Selma. “From Slave To Criminal With One Amendment”
Diverse Fort Collins is a website elevating community voices and connecting people with resources and each other. Let’s co-create an inclusive community!
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