At BLAC, volunteers aren’t just helping—they’re building the future by shifting culture and challenging the status quo. Whether you're rallying for equity or showing up in the community, this is your movement. Let’s build power, together.
We Are The Future.
Be the Change.
Ways to Serve
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Advocate
Advocates and Experts: Research, disrupt, and ensure companies deliver on equity.
Who you are:
Professional, student, or organizer
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Outreach
Recruiters and Leaders: Volunteers assist with recruiting leaders and sponsors, developing relationships, and enhancing BLAC’s program reach.
Who you are:
Connector, advocate, and community builder
If you're ready to lead, disrupt, and reimagine what equity looks like—join BLAC as a Volunteer. Together, we’ll push systems forward and turn vision into action.
Become an official BLAC Volunteer
Who are We Impacting?
BLAC is committed to advancing socioeconomic progress by empowering emerging leaders, typically ages 18–28, through identity affirmation, leadership development, and career-driven economic development—building stronger communities from the inside out.
13 cent
The median Black household holds just 13 cents of wealth for every $1 held by the median white household.
Source: Federal Reserve, 2023
What’s the Problem?
19.5%
Approximately 19.5% of all African Americans live in poverty, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau .
38%
According to Pew's study of Census data, 38% of Black children live below the poverty line, making them about four times more likely to grow up poor compared to their peers.
4%
Black Americans control only 4% of the nation's wealth despite making up 13-14% of the population
2x
Black college graduates are 2x more likely to be unemployed than white graduates with the same degree.
Source: Economic Policy Institute
3.2%
Only 3.2% of executive and senior leadership roles in U.S. corporations are held by Black professionals.
Source: Coqual, “Being Black in Corporate America”
