RAPP's mission is fighting oppression through individual awareness and collective action.
RAPP works to make the University of Cincinnati a more just and caring community through our three main program areas:
-The RAPP 9-month Program - intensive experiential social justice education program.
-Accelerating Racial Justice, the RAPP 5-day program - intensive racial justice and inclusive leadership program.
-RAPPORT - The alumni program that continues to build skills and knowledge arou
09/19/2018
Amnesty International Names Kaepernick Its Ambassador Of Conscience Ex-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick received Amnesty's top human rights award for his opposition to racial injustice. His "take a knee" campaign during the national anthem likely cost him his job.
08/25/2018
HRC Foundation chief resigns after using N-word Mary Beth Maxwell has resigned from the Human Rights Campaign after a colleague reported she twice used a racist epithet in the workplace, according to a report in Politico Playbook.
08/24/2018
Horrific! White Man Arrested For Peeing On 5-Year-Old Black Girl And Calling Her ‘N****r’ According to police, two other children were present during the racist assault.
08/22/2018
Zazzle has WHITE women modeling 'black girl magic' shirts The online retailer sells customizable T-shirts, as well as pre-designed shirts from independent sellers. Shirts with sayings like 'Danger: Educated Black Woman' are worn by white models.
08/21/2018
A Visual Record of the Joys, Fears and Hopes of Older Transgender People Transgender and gender variant issues have more recently become part of the public consciousness, but many narratives leave out those who are older.
08/19/2018
Director of UA Presents resigns, citing culture of racism, discrimination In addition to being subjected to racist comments, Candace Feldman says she was paid significantly less than her predecessors.
08/11/2018
Michael Brown's mother announces run for Ferguson City Council "I learned to walk again, and this is one of my first steps," Lezley McSpadden said, fighting back tears.
08/11/2018
A Sociologist Examines the “White Fragility” That Prevents White Americans from Confronting Racism Robin DiAngelo argues that our largely segregated society is set up to insulate whites from racial discomfort, so that they fall to pieces at the first application of stress.
08/10/2018
Yellowface, Whitewashing, and the History of White People Playing Asian Characters A comprehensive history of the offensive practice.
08/09/2018
Road to citizenship for Melania Trump's parents came through program Trump wants to change The attorney for first lady Melania Trump’s parents confirmed on Thursday that the couple became U.S.
08/09/2018
Way to go Lé Thompson!
Lé Thompson on Gender Inclusion: The Journey Begins with Conversation I have always stood out. I was a fat kid that could not fit into girl clothes because they were not made for my body. Then I became the fat adult that basically said, “Gender is oppressive and life is too short to care about it.”