Documentary Looks at School Busing
Joe Hunter and Tony Allison are talking about the same the same things that they talked about 50 years ago […]
Dr. Quintard Taylor Explains Why Critical Race Theory Isn’t What People Are Fighting About
Racism is so endemic to America that when you attack it, to many if feels like you are attacking America […]
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 […]
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Brandon Hersey Speaks to RARE
Brandon Hersey is excited about improving education. While addressing Roosevelt Alumni for Racial Equity he is animated, he speaks briskly, […]
REC Works for Equity at Roosevelt
Everybody wants race relations to be better. So, after George Floyd’s murder a group of Roosevelt High School parents formed […]
Why is Seattle Still Segregated? Realtors, Banks and Developers Played a Role
The practice was called “red lining,” but it wasn’t really a red “line” that kept families of color out of […]
Brookings Institute Examines the Wealth Gap Between Black and White Households
There are several gaps that highlight the inequities between America’s Black and White citizens: Income inequality, incarceration rates, health care […]
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 […]
The Verdict — Where We Go From Here
Last Memorial Day, George Floyd was killed by Derek Chauvin. Among the actions the murder set in motion was the […]
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, […]