Montana Racial Equity Project

Elsie Arntzen is the 2020 Republican candidate for superintendent of public instruction.

Education

Montana's Schools Superintendent Pushes Back Against Critical Race Theory In Schools

Shaylee Ragar

Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen is pushing back against the federal education department for proposing a program that would...

Tribal Affairs

Montana Landmarks Named For Confederate Leader Under Scrutiny

Kaitlyn Nicholas

Multiple groups are petitioning the federal government to rename three Montana geographic features to replace the name of a Confederate Civil War leader to names that honor Montana Native Americans and the Chinese immigrants who built the state's mines.

A sign reads "We welcome all races, all religions, all countries of origin, all sexual orientations, all genders. We stand with you. You are safe here."

Education

Bozeman Organizers Call For Education, Businesses To Commit To Anti-Racism

Organizers in Bozeman are calling for more support for Black students at Montana’s largest university and for businesses to commit to anti-racist…

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.…

Attendees at the Bozeman Rally For Black Lives May 31, 2020 on May 31, 2020 used chalk to write the names of people who died while in police custody or from white supremacists.

Government & Politics

Over 1,000 People Rally In Bozeman Following George Floyd's Death

Demonstrators continue to gather in cities across Montana in response to the recent death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.In Bozeman, over 1,000 people…