Bianka Emerson

Was endorsed for the 2026 RTD District B seat by former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb, former state Rep. Wilma Webb, and Senate President James Coleman.

September 25, 2026

Source: denverite.com

Was reappointed by Gov. Jared Polis to Colorado's Environmental Justice Advisory Board, for a term ending Oct. 31, 2029. She holds the seat for a statewide racial justice group.

January 2, 2026

Source: kiowacountypress.net

Wrote an opinion piece backing House Bill 25-1169, a bill to make it easier to build affordable homes on land owned by churches and other faith groups.

April 30, 2025

Source: housingsolutionscoalition.org

Spoke at the Capitol kickoff for Initiative 89, a ballot drive to put abortion rights in the Colorado Constitution. She spoke as president of Colorado Black Women for Political Action.

January 22, 2024

Source: coloradonewsline.com

Signed a public statement by Black leaders condemning anti-Black attacks in Denver's 2023 city elections, as president of Colorado Black Women for Political Action.

March 12, 2023

Source: yellowscene.com

Was appointed by Gov. Jared Polis to Colorado's new Environmental Justice Advisory Board. The board advises the state health department on working with communities hit hardest by pollution.

November 1, 2021

Source: cdphe.colorado.gov

Was named Colorado coalitions director for Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign. She had earlier worked on the Bloomberg, Polis, and Hancock campaigns.

July 17, 2020

Source: coloradopolitics.com

Was named one of seven 2011 Living Portraits of African American Women by the Denver section of the National Council of Negro Women. The honor cited her founding of Celebrate Your History, which honors overlooked Denver figures.

April 12, 2011

Source: octobergallery.com