The Sum of Us: Heather McGhee Writes How Racism Has Cost All America
In 1941 over 2,000 public swimming pools dotted the American landscape. Cities and towns across the country built lavish public […]
What’s So Bad About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion?
Diversity, equity, and inclusion have been goals and practices that benefited both business and academia for the past several decades. […]
Gun Violence in America: Children Take A Hit
“I’m just glad I made it to 18.” – Devonte Friedman on his 18th birthday, November 26, of 2018, five […]
RARE’s Open Discussions Return with a Panel on Being Biracial
Roosevelt Alumni for Racial Equity’s (RARE) Open Discussions made a stirring return May 1st as a panel of five participants […]
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 […]
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 […]
Integrated Teams Level the Playing Field
The story of RARE started with sports – specifically the Roosevelt High School football and basketball teams from the class […]
“We Hear You”
Recently, Lauren Kirkpatrick wrote a moving and telling Student Voices column in the Seattle Times about racism in the Bellevue […]