RARE’s Forrest Ward Racial Equity Award Given To Three Honorees
Roosevelt High School’s gym was bursting with energy as students filled the bleachers for the end of year Moving Up […]
The Rise and Fall – and Rise – of Confederate Monuments
The Civil War ended 159 years ago this spring. Despite this long stretch of time, the monuments that arose memorializing […]
Remember Amarr
There are no words for this. When a promising young man is cut down so soon in life we feel […]
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In November’s 8th Open Discussion, RARE is honored to host Dr. Quintard Taylor, Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington, […]
Long Before RARE and Connections, Kay Bullitt Strove to Bridge the Racial Divide
Kay Bullitt, 1925-2021 “People fail to get along because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don’t […]
An Historical Look at Gun Rights in America and Their Applications to its Black Citizens
July of 2016 an African American man, Philando Castile, was pulled over by the police in suburban St. Paul, Minnesota […]
Manning Shares Studies of Race and Sports
When Alex Manning played for Garfield High School’s racially diverse football team it had a terrible win-loss record and ever […]
A Guide to Proposed and Codified Voting Laws in the United States
The right to vote is a fundamental right that has expanded in America since its founding in 1776, when voting […]
Kyle Kinoshita Shares Background of Asian American Hate
Asian Americans are not a model minority who have overcome racism to be successful, says Dr. Kyle Kinoshita. It’s a […]
Jones Supports New RARE Project
Dr. Brent Jones, interim superintendent of Seattle Public School, has committed $5,000 to a RARE initiative to bring together students […]
Dr. Brent Jones Joins RARE Discussion Series
Dr. Brent Jones wants to create the conditions for students to thrive in the Seattle Public School District. It’s his […]
A Look at the Case for Reparations and Atonement by the Brookings Institute
There are few issues that elicit a stronger reaction or a political tempest than that of reparations for slavery and […]
Public Housing and the GI Bill Preserve Racist Housing Patterns
They were two of America’s most consequential programs but, for the most part, they didn’t help black citizens. The Servicemen’s […]
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 […]