Today, Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County (BLMSKC) — a grassroots, volunteer-run, social-justice nonprofit organization focused on the empowerment and liberation of Blacks and other people of color through advocacy and direct action – announced the launch of the Black-Led Community Investment Fund with nearly a quarter-million dollars in grants to seven local, community-based organizations.
Both organizations were awarded $15,000 grants to their general fund from BLMSKC to support their “efforts to support the Black community of King County, and the larger fight for Black liberation within our nation.”
King County Equity Now Coalition, is a cadre of long-standing Black-led community organizations in King County.
Additionally, grants were also made to legal and political organizations serving the Black trans community, the Lavender Rights Project ($50,000) and Black Trans Task Force ($75,000), and another local media outlet the South Seattle Emerald ($15,000).
King County Equity Now Coalition’s demands focus on maximizing the community impact of currently underused public spaces, as well as reinvesting some of the Seattle Police Department budget for community benefit.
