Roosevelt Alumni for Racial Equity (RARE)

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Please join us for an Open Discussion Monday May 1, 2023, 5p PST, where we listen to panelists of different generations share their stories of growing up mixed race. ZOOM Link us04web.zoom.us/j/7783458583?p… Learn more here: rhs4racialequity.org/open-discussio…

Professor LeiLani Nishime will serve as moderator for our next Open Discussion on May 1st. Please join us for what should be an interesting and enlightening evening. ZOOM Link: us04web.zoom.us/j/7783458583?p… Please share this with anyone you think would be interested! Info in bio!

See UW Professor Emeritus Dr. Quintard Taylor speak about Critical Race Theory, live and online. 7PM Pacific time. bit.ly/qtaylortw #CriticalRaceTheory

Don't miss the latest updates from RARE! See our June newsletter. #RacialEquity neon.ly/pRkGD

The Seattle Times gives RARE front page coverage. Reporter @davidlgutman does an excellent job of describing the founding of RARE and its first-year achievements. seattletimes.com/seattle-news/a… @seattletimes

@BrookingsInst examines the Wealth Gap Between Black and White Households, which is ten times higher than that of the average Black household #racialequity Read this helpful summary neon.ly/m5nrx

@TIME magazine Visions of Equity project covers Seattle's Northstar Cycling Club, formed to encourage #BIPOC individuals to take up cycling by @katxmoon @cadylang @karamilstein neon.ly/pj6Dy

Why is Seattle Still Segregated? Realtors, Banks and Developers Played a Role. The practice was called #redlining, but it wasn’t really a red “line” that kept families of color out of most neighborhoods in Seattle. #racialequity neon.ly/NzkDP

Don't miss the latest updates from RARE! See our May newsletter #racialequity neon.ly/mwOPb

Less than $50,000 to go! Help us ensure the J Davis scholarship will exist in perpetuity by making your donation today. Your contribution will be matched dollar for dollar through May 25, the anniversary of the killing of #georgefloyd. #racialequity neon.ly/vaoBk

Are your kids too young to talk about race? Nope. Silence about race can reinforce racism by letting children draw their own conclusions. Even before they can talk, children notice the differences. #racialequity neon.ly/v8ryZ

Living In the “Wrong” Neighborhood - A poignant first-person story about how an act of innocent childhood kindness overcame racist bullies #racialequity neon.ly/pyKqb

Working as a Young, Black Woman in America by Morgan Brewton-Johnson - tells her story of getting started in the corporate world and shares hard lessons learned. Recommended! #racialequity neon.ly/mnxEa

How the Informal Housing Market Deepens Racial Inequities in Baltimore by Annie Casey Foundation @AECFNews Explores informal markets and how they disadvantage buyers and exacerbate racial inequities. #racialequity neon.ly/NLaj9

The Twin Cities area is waiting for a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin while they are still mourning Daunte Wright. Here's a look at how this part of Minnesota became a national flashpoint over race and policing. My latest w/@abroaddus cnn.com/2021/04/19/us/…

On May 17, 1954, Americans faced a racially divided society through the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. The Supreme Court's unanimous decision confronted school segregation and catapulted the civil-rights movement. #racialjustice neon.ly/m5qXw

Affirmative Action in Higher Education: Relevance for Today's Racial Justice Battlegrounds - An in-depth analysis of a misunderstood subject by Genevieve Bonadies Torres #racialequity neon.ly/pOw5e

Members of the NAACP Youth Council are demanding to be included. Their demands are vision statements for the future. Some of the group’s Seattle-King County members shared the list with RARE committee members #racialequity neon.ly/mrjPj