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OPINION: Black History Month

by EVAN KOCH/More Perfect Union
| January 31, 2024 1:00 AM

Tomorrow is the start of Black History Month. And I get it, race is an uncomfortable thing to talk about. It challenges us, and for good reason. 

These conversations are especially tough in Kootenai County where less than 0.5 percent of the population is Black.  

In Idaho, we don’t talk about race in our schools. The GOP made that illegal in 2021 when the Idaho Legislature passed, and Gov. Little signed, House Bill 377. 

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