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'I Say To The Little Black Girls And Women Don't Give Up On Your Dream': Groundbreaking Denver Author Inspires Next Generation

"Who would've ever thought a girl from Park Hill who didn't go to college could advance [this] far?" Denver native Patricia Duncan said.

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"I've had an amazing journey in life. I have two grown daughters, married to a retired captain for the fire department. I've worked for the Nuggets and Rockies. And my sister was the first Black twice-elected Secretary of State of Colorado," Duncan said.
"I've had an amazing journey in life. I have two grown daughters, married to a retired captain for the fire department. I've worked for the Nuggets and Rockies. And my sister was the first Black twice-elected Secretary of State of Colorado," Duncan said. (CBS)

By Mekialaya White, CBS Denver:

Denver native Patricia Duncan is proud of how far she's come since her days at Smith Elementary.

"Who would've ever thought a girl from Park Hill who didn't go to college could advance as far as I've advanced?" she said with a beaming smile.

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