Black Lives Matter

Protest for police brutality for the murder of George Floyd in Billings, Montana on June 7, 2020.

Police Departments In Montana Respond To Calls For Reform

Kayla Desroches

Residents in some of Montana's larger cities are calling for police departments to revise use of force policy and bolster social services in the wake of several high profile instances of police violence against people of color.

People rally in Missoula June 6, 2020 during protests spurred by the death of George Floyd, a black man killed in police custody in Minneapolis.

Man Faces Unlawful Restraint Charges Following Missoula Black Lives Matter Rally

Nick Mott

The Missoula City Attorney’s Office announced it is pressing charges against a man that allegedly detained a Black Lives Matter protester at a rally...

Darby Football Coach To Keep Job After Protests Post

Associated Press

A Darby high school football coach will keep his job after suggesting in a social media post that Black Lives Matter protesters in Salt Lake City should...

A woman reads a speach into a microphone. Behind her a bunch of people wearing masks are listening.

Arts & Culture

Being Black In Montana: Racism Is Real

Kayla Desroches

A Black Lives Matter event in Billings this weekend drew around 2,000 people who rallied in support of racial equality and justice for people of color…

Women lie face down in the street. One, with a red handprint painted on her face in honor of missing and murdered indigenous women, looks at the camera.

Government & Politics

Thousands Chant In Montana Streets Protesting George Floyd's Death

Kayla Desroches

Over the past week thousands of people across Montana turned out for locally-organized rallies in support of black Americans and against police brutality.…