Beyond Black and White to be included in the Seattle Social Justice Film Festival
Congratulations RARE! Beyond Black & White has officially been accepted into the Seattle Social Justice Film Festival! This year, the […]
RARE Beyond Black & White on KCTS9 – Fifth Time!
RARE’s 30-minute documentary film, Roosevelt High School: Beyond Black & White was screened for the fifth time on our local […]
Roosevelt High School is Celebrating 100 Years! You’re Invited!
Register to attend the Centennial Celebration on August 27th from 1 pm to 3 pm, and stop by Roosevelt Alumni […]
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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, […]
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, […]