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 […]
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The Verdict — Where We Go From Here
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Students Plan Inclusive Future
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Learning and “Unlearning” Are the Keys to Racial Progress RHS Principal Tells RARE
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Why Racism is Easy
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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
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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, […]