Black History Month 2025
February of 2025 marks the 49th anniversary of the federal government’s formal proclamation recognizing Black History Month (BHM). As has […]
Recap of Open Discussion: Youth & Gun Violence
In 2020, gun violence became the leading cause of death for American children ages 1-17. Although gun violence is now […]
Legendary Black Panther Elmer Dixon Sits Down With RARE
Seattle legend Elmer Dixon, who along with his brother Aaron, co-founded the Seattle Chapter of the Black Panther Party in […]
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 […]
OD Recap: RARE Looks at Literacy Equity Gap and Efforts To Close It
Before Roy Chang became the executive director of School Connect Washington, a literacy advocacy nonprofit, he did outreach work at […]
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 […]
Students & Educators Discuss the Importance of Belonging in Schools
Thriving, connecting, enlightening, understanding, shared leading, and empowering— all were a number of repeated themes that surfaced in RARE’s second […]
The 1619 Project: Birth of American Music
On March 11, 2024, seven of RARE’s board members met on Zoom for the third discussion of Nikole Hannah-Jones’ The 1619 […]
An Open Discussion about Breaking the School To Prison Pipeline
RARE’s Open Discussions returned on January 29, 2024, with a stimulating and enlightening evening with a panel discussing some of […]