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What is ABA?

OUR MISSION

ABA’s mission is to unite, empower, and uplift the black community to utilize skills and resources within our community to make a world that is safer for us, offers more opportunities, and holds multiple paths to success.

OUR GOALS

Each member of ABA plays a role in accomplishing our 3 main goals:

  • Keeping members of the black community informed and connected to resources relating to legal, political, financial, and career matters so we can make educated decisions that impact our government, livelihoods, education, and generational wealth.

  • Offering members of our community a variety of constructive ways to invest in the betterment of themselves, and the black community at large.

  • Unifying our community in a way such that our people love, support, and look out for one another; by helping our people rise to positions of influence, support our businesses, and make the most of opportunities, we can shape and improve the world around us.

WHAT WE DO

  • Legal:

    • ​We suggest and draft bills and portions of bills to local, state, and national government

    • We research new/proposed bills to be voted on, and explain them without legal jargon for the community to understand more easily

    • We help remind community to vote on issues when elections roll around so we can vote more consistently, and make an informed vote

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  • Political:

    • ​We survey the community to determine issues that matter most to us, and what solutions we find most favorable

    • We research candidates to support in local, state, and national elections (including their track record, positions on community-affecting issues, etc.), and spearhead support of candidates

    • We help remind the community of upcoming elections at all levels

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  • Activism:

    • ​We organize peaceful public displays including marches, die-ins, and protests

    • We organize larger unified community stands including boycotts, celebrations, and events that highlight and support businesses and people in our community

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  • Marketing & Comms:

    • We work with people who respond to us, and help them get more involved 

    • We share updates, uplifting messaging, opportunities, and important news with our community through our website, social media pages, email, phone, and video call

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  • Human Resource Management:

    • We create and manage corporate relationships and memberships

    • We help people who want to do more find the best place within ABA to get involved based on their skills & desires
       

  • Financial Resource Management:

    • We seek out ways to fund initiatives that support and empower the Black Community

    • We manage and monitors our budgets and expenditures, to make sure that all donations and investments are used for the betterment of the Black Community​

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  • Business & Wealth Support:

    • ​We seek out and maintain partnerships with Black-owned banks and credit unions, as well as real estate firms and realtors. We assist these institutions with marketing to the black community, and permits affiliated members to use our ABA Member logo (non-black owned businesses that seek membership and support may use the ABA Allies logo)

    • We not only identify companies to stay away from based on their negative impact to the black community, but also identify businesses to support, and seek out market opportunities for our community to pursue

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  • Career Support & Research:

    • ​We work with members of the black community with various aspirations, and connect people with similar goals and objectives so they can work together, be it through starting a business, pursuing a degree, conducting research, or pursuing a specific position

    • We allocate grants and scholarships to support these causes

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  • Community Service:

    • ​We spearhead community programs including mentoring, coaching, and tutoring

    • We provide connections to educational & financial resources

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How do YOU want to join ABA?

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