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Matthew Fox-Amato teaches history at the University of Idaho. Oxford University Press has just published his book, called “Exposing Slavery: Photography,…

Boise State History professor Bob Reinhardt saw a problem in his department. His students were learning valuable skills about how to collect and share…

You know him as the host of Morning Edition from NPR. Now, Steve Inskeep is also the author of a new book looking at a long ago part of western American…

The Idaho Matters Reporter Roundtable has another weekly breakdown of the news you might have missed from around the state this past week. Besides updates…

Protests against racism and police brutality are not new to the U.S. or to our region. However, large, sustained turnout, especially in small,…

Over the weekend, folks gathered at the Idaho Statehouse steps to hold a rally in support of Black Lives Matter. But this protest had a very specific…

Idaho has a dark history of white supremacy, a history that tragically still shows up in our story today. But just as importantly, the state is also home…

For the last week, protests have been held across the United States over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died at the hands of white…

June 19, 1865 was the day slavery was abolished in Texas and unofficially throughout the Confederate states. This day, Juneteenth, is the day America…

The Idaho Black History Museum begins Black History Month with a dinner and presentation by University of Idaho associate vice president, Mike Satz. The…