Xernona Clayton and Calvin Craig In 1968, Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon Calvin Craig publicly disavowed the Klan, crediting his unlikely friendship with civil rights icon Xernona Clayton for his change of heart. Xernona Clayton moved to Atlanta in 1965 and worked side-by-side with Coretta Scott King...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Eighteen allied organizations gather for group photo after the passing of SC Bill #HR 4339 establishing June 9th as South Carolina Race Amity Day. In a historic act signaling the universality of interest to move the nation towards its motto of E Pluribus Unum, the South Carolina House of...
NCRA and WHS Media Productions who teamed to produce the ground breaking documentary, An American Story: Race Amity and The Other Tradition, airing on public television stations across the nation, announced that the program concept will continue. Initial funds to underwrite continued production of...
Photo: Smith poses with President Michael D. Higgins after meeting during Two Men Meet Tour of Ireland During a fall tour of Ireland at the invitation of the Ireland Office of Foreign Affairs, NCRA Executive Director William S. “Smitty” Smith met with Ireland President Michael D. Higgins. Smith...
On June 1, 2018, the 130 years of service to the education of families and children by Wheelock College as an independent private college ended. It has transitioned to become the Wheelock College of Education at Boston University. In this transition, the Wheelock College of Education is wholly...