Fight Racism

CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH

This February, Sounders FC celebrates Black History Month by amplifying the voices of local Black experts, investing in Black communities with an emphasis on soccer and youth, and supporting Black-owned small businesses.

SUPPORT BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES AND WIN

To celebrate Black History Month, we've teamed up with Intentionalist on a variety of fun ways for fans to explore and #SpendLikeItMatters in support of the Black-owned small businesses at the heart of our communities!

Seattle Sounders FC, Seattle Storm, Seattle Seahawks, OL Reign, Seattle Mariners, Seattle Kraken and Intentionalist encourage the community to buy from local Black-owned small businesses. During Black History Month, fans can upload their receipts from Black-owned small businesses for the chance to win a prize pack from their favorite team!

AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF EXPERTS

Celebrate BHM with our expert partners at NAAM! We are proud to enter our third year of partnership and collaboration with the Northwest African American Museum, an incredible local resource that showcases Black art, history, and culture. Check out their full calendar of upcoming events, in celebration of Black History Month and plan your visit!

Sunday, February 12 – Families should check out this virtual Interactive Storytime for kiddos, featuring a live reading of ‘Jake Makes a World’, a story exploring the creative adventures of the young Jacob Lawrence.

Thursday, February 16 – Celebrate in-person at NAAM’s Black History Month Keynote, with this conversation with Dr. Damion Thomas, Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture Curator of Sports. The program is free with museum admission!

INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY

At last month's Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk in downtown Yakima, we were thrilled to announce further investment in the Yakima community! A new RAVE Foundation mini-pitch will come to life later this year, featuring a portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the field's center circle, designed by local Seattle artist, Teddy 'Stat' Phillips.

SOUNDERS FC IS AN ANTI-RACIST ORGANIZATION

Sounders FC fights racism by investing in BIPOC youth in historically under-resourced and underfunded communities. We use our platform to educate around the systemic impacts of bias and amplify the voices of community experts. We directly spend with ground floor, local, BIPOC and diverse-owned businesses. We are committed to developing a diverse talent pipeline that is representative of our community.

SUPPORT BIPOC AND DIVERSE-OWNED BUSINESSES

Sounders FC has teamed up with Intentionalist, an online guide to intentional spending that makes it easy to find and support small businesses and diverse local communities, for a year-long collaboration to consistently support and tell the stories of BIPOC-owned businesses.

EMPOWER BIPOC YOUTH

Sounders FC and RAVE Foundation have partnered with the Northwest African American Museum for ‘Books and Balls’ giveaways in historically marginalized communities throughout the year. RAVE Foundation provides a soccer ball to each youth, to give them access to sport and play, while NAAM provides children’s books curated by Black authors, illustrated by Black artists, and that center and affirm Black characters.