Myles Mawa is Dancing With the Stars! Update on 2022 JAD Scholarship Winner
Myles Mawa, a member of RHS class of 2022 and a recipient of one of the two RARE annual JAD […]
Connections in Action at Summer University
This past summer, Connections returned to the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle’s Summer University program for its third year as […]
From Learning to Leading: Connections Crew in Action
Connections asks students to learn about belonging, soft leadership, teamwork, allyship, and antiracism—and then put those ideas into practice for […]
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Leah Scott on Stage at Seattle Rep
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RARE Welcomes Alumni to RHS
Roosevelt Alumni for Racial Equity offered two new experiences on Saturday, August 20 when RARE’s board of directors welcomed alumni […]
What’s In a Name? Remembering Cassius Marcellus Clay
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Berea College Puts Diversity First
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Beyond Black & White Shown at State PTA Conference
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Connections is on Track for Summer
Thirteen students from three Seattle high schools are expected to participate this summer in Connections, RARE’s partnership with the Seattle […]
Getting Discipline Right
“J” was a disciplinary problem all through school. School officials saw him as an angry Black male. At one point, […]
How to Make Connections
In the 1960s and ‘70s at start of Seattle’s desegregations program, it didn’t matter whether students were in favor of […]
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 […]
First Scholarship Awardee Checks In
One of the first James A. Davis Jr. Scholarship winners has tweaked her college plans. Leah Scott who was awarded […]
Uplifting Open Discussion of “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
After months of heavy, though-provoking topics RARE’s March open discussion session turned to praise, lament, and prayer. That’s how speaker […]