SAVE the DATE! RARE’s 5th Anniversary Celebration
SAVE the DATE for RARE’s 5th Anniversary Celebration happening Friday, September 5th, @ 5 – 8 pm at the Northwest […]
A Quilt Maker Volunteers with RARE!
There are many ways to volunteer for RARE contributing your time and talents. Julia Douthwaite Viglione, RHS ’75, is a […]
The Surprising Beauty of Student-Led Activities
Student-led activities sit at the heart of Connections, where Crew members put new leadership skills into practice. But can teenagers […]
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Students Plan Inclusive Future
Members of the NAACP Youth Council are demanding to be included and they expect a future in which they are. […]
Learning and “Unlearning” Are the Keys to Racial Progress RHS Principal Tells RARE
Roosevelt High School was in crisis last summer – a crisis of culture, conscience and identity. Several racialized incidents had […]
Why Racism is Easy
Overt racism has reared its ugly head again over the last five years. And yes, I blame Donald Trump and […]
How did we get this way? Why Seattle remains segregated
The members of Roosevelt Alumni for Racial Equity were baffled. Our high school was more segregated than it was when […]
RARE Awards First Scholarships
Roosevelt Alumni for Racial Equity (RARE), a group that formed just last summer, has awarded its first two scholarships to […]
Discussion on Presidents Day
The Seattle Public School district is not doing right by Black people, according to Clyde Merriwether and Gerald Donaldson. Donaldson, […]
Les Young Shares Policing Insights
If America wants to change the quality of policing, we must first, “Change the police culture,” says Les Young. Young, […]
Becoming Part of the Solution
In June of 2020, following the egregious killing of George Floyd and the racial reckoning that followed, my long-time friend […]
Seattle Schools Ethnic Experience is Discussion Group Topic
RARE donors are invited to join committee members for a 90-minute online discussion, “Seattle Schools’ Ethnic Experience Inside and Out” […]
Scholarship Fund Nears Self-Sustaining Status
The James A Davis Memorial Scholarship fund has topped $137,000! RARE would like to express its gratitude to all donors, […]
Integrated Teams Level the Playing Field
The story of RARE started with sports – specifically the Roosevelt High School football and basketball teams from the class […]
RARE Reaches First Scholarship Goal
The first of RARE’s goals is about to be realized. The James A. Davis Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to […]