The Department of Defense announced in 2025 it would no longer honor cultural awareness months, including Black History Month, but a coalition is going forward with events to honor the contributions of Black Idahoans.
But a coalition that includes the Idaho State Museum, Idaho Black Community Alliance and Erma Hayman House is going forward with events to honor the contributions of Black Idahoans.
Nicole Inghilterra, the Idaho State Museum’s curator of collections and exhibitions, along with Tenisha Eastman-Dodson from Boise’s Erma Hayman House, joined Idaho Matters to talk more about Black History Month in Idaho.
