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African American, WA, Black Location
Kent, WA As a sports-based community development organization, Baseball Beyond Borders (BBB) affords families and communities the opportunity to expose their youth to critical skills necessary for life through participation in the sport of baseball and softball.
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African American, WA, American (US), Black Location
Seattle, WA Black Out is a WA Black advocacy group with a focus on building capacity around political advocacy.
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African American, WA, Black Location
Seattle, WA Sited in a fifth-generation, Black-owned home, Wa Na Wari is an immersive community art project that reclaims Black cultural space and makes a statement about the importance of Black land ownership in gentrified communities. Our mission is to create space for Black ownership, possibility, and belonging through art, historic preservation, and connection. Referred to as a "container for Black joy,” Wa Na Wari incubates and amplifies Black art and belonging while providing a safe space for organizing and movement building. By renting a house from a vulnerable Black homeowner, and giving that space back to the Black community, Wa Na Wari is an active model for how Black art and culture can combat gentrification and displacement.
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African American, WA, Black Location
, WA EDGE Outdoors is a Washington State non-profit that creates space for adventure, growth, and leadership for Black, Indigenous, Women of Color in snow sports.
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African American, WA, American (US), Black Location
Seattle, WA The Black Community Impact Alliance (BCIA) is a group of cooperating organizations serving the Black Community in Western Washington.
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African American, WA, American (US) Location
Seattle, WA “I am a Painter, an Author, and Filmmaker and a Community Social Justice Art Educator, focused on chronicling the African American diaspora.”
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African American, WA, Black, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Location
Spokane, WA Our mission is to ensure every Black mother and mother of an infant of color in the U.S. has a high-quality, culturally relevant childbirth experience.
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African American, WA, American (US), Veteran, Black Location
Tacoma, WA As a former soldier who spoke very little about his time as a prisoner of war in the Korean War, William Jones' request to preserve the memory of his time as a Buffalo Soldier is something his family took to heart. Following his death in 2009, his daughter, Jackie Jones-Hook, began formalizing a museum in honor of the all-black regiment of the United States military. In 2012, the Buffalo Soldier Museum in Tacoma opened its doors as a haven for students and members of the community to learn about a piece of history that took place between 1866 and 1944 – and is all-too-often forgotten in the textbooks.
The museum is one of only two of its kind in the country dedicated to honoring the Buffalo Soldiers, the other being the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum in Houston. Formally called the 9th and 10th (Horse) Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers Museum, this nonprofit group educates the public through its vast collection of military artifacts, books, articles and DVDs from Jones' time in the military.
The museum is one of only two of its kind in the country dedicated to honoring the Buffalo Soldiers, the other being the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum in Houston. Formally called the 9th and 10th (Horse) Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers Museum, this nonprofit group educates the public through its vast collection of military artifacts, books, articles and DVDs from Jones' time in the military.
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African American, WA, Trans, Black, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Location
Seattle, WA Tranzzlation is a Black transwoman-led grassroots Organization invested in the advancement of all Queer and trans folk, specifically those that are BIPOC Trans identifying.
We serve and mobilize communities in order to heal our collective soil from the poisons of our past and present, so our future roses can thrive.
Through community engagement, education, and therapeutic services around the disparities those of marginalized backgrounds face.
We serve and mobilize communities in order to heal our collective soil from the poisons of our past and present, so our future roses can thrive.
Through community engagement, education, and therapeutic services around the disparities those of marginalized backgrounds face.
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African, African American, WA, Black, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), For All Location
Seattle, WA Delbert Richardson is the Founder and Curator of the American History Traveling Museum: The Unspoken Truths. The Museum chronicles the rich history of Africans in Africa prior to American Chattel Slavery, the experiences and impact of American Chattel Slavery and of the Jim Crow Era, while also detailing the many contributions African Americans have had on scientific, cultural, and technological inventions/innovations in the U.S., and the world.
The Museum’s mission is to re-educate learners of all ages, in a manner that leads to self- restoration and community healing, with the eventual goal of implementing its teachings into school curricula, institutions, and organizations committed to cultural competence and social justice.
The Museum’s mission is to re-educate learners of all ages, in a manner that leads to self- restoration and community healing, with the eventual goal of implementing its teachings into school curricula, institutions, and organizations committed to cultural competence and social justice.
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African American, WA Location
Renton, WA Cierra Sisters was founded by Bridgette Hempstead shortly after her own diagnosis. It is a breast cancer survivor and support organization. The name is rooted in African origins; “Cierra” meaning “knowing”, reminding us that knowledge is in fact power.
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African, African American, WA, Black Location
Everett, WA The Snohomish County Black Heritage Committee is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose purpose is to celebrate and educate Snohomish County residents about the cultural roots and contributions of African Americans. We believe that anytime people of ethnic and cultural diversity can come together in the spirit of understanding and mutual enjoyment, the community as a whole will benefit.
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African American, WA, American (US), Black Location
Seattle, WA Feed The People is a community-focused, black-led initiative based in Seattle, WA. We operate a community kitchen, lead youth development programs, for the love of food.
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African, African American, WA, Black Location
Seattle, WA The Northwest African American Museum (NAAM) is housed in the historic Colman School building (built in 1909) which overlooks a beautiful, sprawling green park, named after rock legend, Jimi Hendrix, in the heart of Seattle’s Central District. See ongoing virtual series: Historians on Hope. Each week, NAAM features words of hope from notable African American historians in our #HistoriansOnHope virtual series. We invite you to share these graphics on your favorite social media platforms. Be sure to tag us at @naamnw!
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African American, WA, American (US), Black, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Location
Tacoma, WA Community space offering plants, books, clothing, records and more! Family-owned.
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African American, WA, Black Location
Seattle, WA For over a century, the Seattle Martin Luther King Jr. County Branch of the NAACP has been promoting the dream of equality and opportunity for all.
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African American, WA, Black Location
Renton, WA AFRICAN AMERICANS REACH AND TEACH HEALTH (AARTH) is a non-religious 501c3 faith-based capacity building nonprofit organization, established to respond to HIV/AIDS and other major health issues affecting people of African descent.
AARTH Ministry was established in September 2002 to help bridge the gap in health inequities by providing social/behavioral health education and training capacity building services to faith, health and social service institutions that serve people of African descent.
AARTH Ministry was established in September 2002 to help bridge the gap in health inequities by providing social/behavioral health education and training capacity building services to faith, health and social service institutions that serve people of African descent.
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African American, WA, Black Location
Seattle, WA We are a group of individuals who came together to spread truth through art. In that effort we created a space for ourselves that provides support, opportunity and amplifiaction of our individuality. We are every intersection converged. We are every color of the palette and every tool in the box. We are fresh and seasoned. We are trained and talented. We are you. We are VMC.
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African American, WA, Men, Hispanic, Latina/e/o/x Location
Kent, WA GEM is a unique mentoring program that addresses dropout prevention/intervention symptoms which prevent youth and young adults from doing what is right for themselves and others.
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African American, WA, American (US), Black Location
Seattle, WA The Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians is an advocacy organization based in the US States of Oregon and Washington. We are Unifying Black Episcopalians, People of Color, and their Allies in The Pacific Northwest.