Last year, plans for the development of the National Race Amity Institute in Atlanta were slowed considerably by Covid-19. Recently, the program received a huge boost with a recent announcement by the city of Atlanta of a $1.45 million grant for the “Be on Edgewood” construction and renovation...
On June 13, 2021, groups all over the country celebrated Race Amity Day to spread the word about a movement they are passionate about. Activities were held in communities from California to Massachusetts and from Alabama to Wisconsin. Events were diverse, including art exhibits and luncheons....
Rainn Wilson holds blog discussion with William “Smitty” Smith on his attraction to race amity. A childhood experience is a key part of the motivation of William H. “Smitty” Smith, Ed. D., the founding executive director of the National Center for Race Amity. Actor, digital media creator (The...
New shipments of Breaking It Down Towards E Pluribus Unum ® board game have arrived (with versions for middle/high school or college/adulthood)! Breaking It Down is an excellent resource to support your Race Amity work through productive dialogue. Breaking It Down Towards E Pluribus Unum brings...
The June 14th Race Amity Day Celebration has attracted over 10,000 viewers and continues to climb as the program is recommended by viewers to others. The program featured an effort to help raise money for Navajo Nation COVID-19 an important fund raiser to help a population hit especially hard by...
Joy DeGruy, Rainn Wilson, Celeste Headlee, Howard Ross, Debbie Irving, and Roy Jones, are among the presenters scheduled for this year’s virtual National Race Amity Conference November 18-20. The conference will provide an opportunity for continued discussion of the theme “”.Reset To Our Destiny –...
NCRA announces production of the Virtual 2020 Race Amity Day Celebration, which will be streamed on Facebook Live and YouTube Live on Race Amity Day, June 14. The program, “Reset To Our Destiny – E Pluribus Unum”, will stream live 4PM Eastern time. It will be hosted by award-winning...
NCRA held two workshops on May 7th to encourage allies from sixteen states across the United States to pursue state level proclamations declaring June 14th, 2020 Race Amity Day. A major tool to help this expansion is a newly established and easily used link to the office of governors in all fifty...
(L to R) Ireland President Michael D. Higgins; William H. “Smitty” Smith, NCRA Founding Executive Director; Nancy Stager, Member, NCRA National Advisory Committee; Robert C. Henderson, Chair, NCRA Board of Directors “The best race amity conference yet” was a frequently heard comment among veteran...
The National Center for Race Amity (NCRA) announces it is embracing two organizations as Allied Programs in Race Amity (APRA): UnityWorks® Foundation and Idea Connection Systems®, Inc. (ICS) Mosaic Partnerships Program. These two organizations are the first to receive this designation from NCRA....