The Seattle Sounders filled calendars for folks around the Puget Sound with events honoring Black History Month throughout February. Those events ranged from an interview between Steve Zakuani and OL Reign forward Jasmyne Spencer, to putting up $250 tabs at 10 Black-owned businesses in the area over the course of the month in a collaboration with Intentionalist, “an online guide to intentional spending that supports small businesses and diverse local communities.”
While the events took place during Black History Month, the club’s commitment to the community is much more than a one-month thing. As Kimberly Aigner, Sounders VP of Social Impact explained, “with the [Social Justice] Framework, it’s something we’re really going to live and breathe in order to make a stronger and more equitable community this year and for future years.