Seattle Urban League

The Seattle Urban League (later the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle) is a social service organization created largely for the advocacy, community organization, and development of African Americans, other racial minorities, and the poor, but whose broader mission is to eliminate racial inequality, to create equal opportunity, and to promote self-sufficiency for these populations of Seattle citizens.

Established in 1929 and incorporated in 1936, the Seattle Urban League is an affiliate of the National Urban League that was founded in New York City in 1910. The governing body of the Seattle Urban League is a multi-racial, volunteer board of elected members, representing a broad range of people from the business and civic communities. Board responsibilities are to establish policy and programs, ensure funding, set up committees, review activities, select and annually review the executive director, elect board members, and in general oversee the progress of the League. The Executive Committee heads the Seattle Urban League staff, with Executive Director, Assistant Executive Director, Secretary and Treasurer.

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