No, Senate President Kevin Grantham isn’t the Jackie Robinson of the Black Democratic Legislative Caucus, but the photo on the front page of the latest Denver Weekly News might have made you look twice.

Grantham posed on the opening day with the Historic Eight, as they’re called, the largest number of black lawmakers ever to serve in the 100-member General Assembly at the same time.

But there he is, the Republican from Canon City, standing tallest under the superimposed headline, “Colorado’s 8 Black Legislators Ready to Work.”

The cutline, of course, makes it clear that the H8 are posing with the Senate president, but the photo is still good for a double-take a grin. If you count the faces in the photo there’s nine, making Grantham more like the fifth Beatle.

Colorado Politics’ Gabrielle Bryant also wrote about the work the black caucus has in mind this session to improve the lives of Coloradans of color.