Thousands thronged Faneuil Hall Marketplace on Saturday, July 30, for the Boston Race Amity Arts & Music Festival, enjoying live music from Stephen Kellogg and local artists along with free Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. Boston Scoops Shops, which operates five Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Shops in...
2022 National Race Amity Conference November 17-19, 2022 Experiencing the Power of Race Amity in Individual and Organizational Partnerships On-Demand Conference Replays Available Until January 3, 2023! If you registered for the 2022 Race Amity Conference you probably enjoyed a variety of vibrant,...
Artist honors martyrs of SC church shooting Pamela Purdy, acclaimed artist and creator of Icons of The Civil Rights Movement series, has recently unveiled a commemorative art piece, The Emanuel 9, dedicated to the nine members of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church who were murdered in...
One woman’s discovery connected her more deeply to her own rootsBeth Howard, Rural Kentucky Campaign Director of Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), explored history in her area around the term “rednecks” and unfolded a deeper story of where this term originated from, and how it was a term of...
It is observed that Race Amity is an idea whose time has come. It has a profound moral chorus which in the coming months and years will crescendo.…. the chorus is., “Race Amity is an Old Way for a New Day!” Join usWe ask that you join us in advancing the Race Amity Movement with your financial...
World Channel Picks Up American Stories Series September 12, 2021 We are excited to announce that World Channel has picked up our American Stories Five Half-Hour Series. The series will be aired consecutively on Sunday, September 12, 2021, beginning at 8:00 pm ET through 10:30 pm ET. Link below to...
Soul West Fest Accepts Two Race Amity Films for ScreeningTwo race amity films were recently accepted for screening by Soul West Fest (SWF) in Phoenix, AZ on September 2, 2021. The festival takes place from Oct. 22-24, 2021. SWF is an urban film and music festival “whose mission is to Promote and...
At the end of May 1921, the nation’s capital played host to a multi-racial interfaith gathering the likes of which had rarely been seen in the segregated south. For three days thousands of people assembled at The First Congregational Church of Washington in the first ever convention for...
Martha Elliott The National Center for Race Amity (NCRA) has appointed Martha Elliott as the organization’s Interim Chief Operating Officer (COO). “We are very happy to make this announcement “ said William H. “Smitty” Smith NCRA Founding Executive Director. “Martha’s years of service to NCRA as a...
NCRA has engaged the strategic planning organization, Changing Our World, to assist in developing short- and long-term plans for the Center. Changing Our World is a leading philanthropy and management consulting firm whose team of impact consultants works toward positive transformative change on...