RARE Announces 2025 James A Davis, Jr. Scholarship Winners
RARE’s Scholarship & Awards Committee is pleased to announce Hager Gamaleldin and Chloe Mai as the 2025 James A. Davis, […]
RARE’s New Financial Literacy Webpage
RARE has created a new financial literacy webpage to assist students in developing successful practices and habits regarding money as […]
Celebrate RARE’s 5th Year with a GiveBIG Donation!
We’re excited to share that RARE turns five years old this year! Thank you for being a great supporter in […]
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Manning Shares Studies of Race and Sports
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A Guide to Proposed and Codified Voting Laws in the United States
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Kyle Kinoshita Shares Background of Asian American Hate
Asian Americans are not a model minority who have overcome racism to be successful, says Dr. Kyle Kinoshita. It’s a […]
Jones Supports New RARE Project
Dr. Brent Jones, interim superintendent of Seattle Public School, has committed $5,000 to a RARE initiative to bring together students […]
Dr. Brent Jones Joins RARE Discussion Series
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A Look at the Case for Reparations and Atonement by the Brookings Institute
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Public Housing and the GI Bill Preserve Racist Housing Patterns
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Brandon Hersey Speaks to RARE
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REC Works for Equity at Roosevelt
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Why is Seattle Still Segregated? Realtors, Banks and Developers Played a Role
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Brookings Institute Examines the Wealth Gap Between Black and White Households
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Living In the “Wrong” Neighborhood
As I learn more about redlining and the details of housing discrimination as part of my association with RARE, I […]