RARE Discusses the Birth of American Popular Music from The 1619 Project
On March 11, 2024, seven of RARE’s board members met on Zoom for the third discussion of Nikole Hannah-Jones’ The […]
RARE and Urban League Expand the Connections Program Through Strategic Partnership
Roosevelt Alumni for Racial Equity (RARE) and Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle (ULMS) have joined forces to expand the Connections […]
GiveBIG for Racial Equity May 7-8
Mark your calendar to GiveBIG on May 7-8! GiveBIG is our region’s annual campaign to support non-profits in Washington state. […]
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Living In the “Wrong” Neighborhood
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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, […]
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” […]