Black History Month, 2023
“If a race has no history, it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of […]
Nikole Hannah-Jones Makes 1619 A Year To Remember
There have always been a few particular dates in American History that have stood out and have been taught as […]
What’s In a Name? Remembering Cassius Marcellus Clay
The name Cassius Marcellus Clay has held a prominent place in America’s political and cultural history for nearly two centuries. […]
James Weldon Johnson, Renaissance Man
RARE’s Open Discussion on March 28, 2022 featured University of Washington-Bothell Professor Emeritus, Cherry A. McGee Banks’s presentation on Lift […]
America’s First School Desegregation Case From 1848 — Gave Rise to “Separate But Equal”
120 years before several founding members of RARE journeyed from the Central District to Roosevelt High School as part of […]
What’s up with Critical Race Theory?
In November’s 8th Open Discussion, RARE is honored to host Dr. Quintard Taylor, Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington, […]
Long Before RARE and Connections, Kay Bullitt Strove to Bridge the Racial Divide
Kay Bullitt, 1925-2021 “People fail to get along because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don’t […]
An Historical Look at Gun Rights in America and Their Applications to its Black Citizens
July of 2016 an African American man, Philando Castile, was pulled over by the police in suburban St. Paul, Minnesota […]
A Guide to Proposed and Codified Voting Laws in the United States
The right to vote is a fundamental right that has expanded in America since its founding in 1776, when voting […]
A Look at the Case for Reparations and Atonement by the Brookings Institute
There are few issues that elicit a stronger reaction or a political tempest than that of reparations for slavery and […]