Mission
TO EMPOWER PEOPLE OF COLOR TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC SELF RELIANCE, PARITY, AND CIVIL RIGHTS. THE MWUL ENVISIONS A COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE FROM A WIDE ARRAY OF BACKGROUNDS AND EXPERIENCES, CONTRIBUTE TO AND BENEFIT FROM AN ALLIANCE THAT IS COMMITTED TO (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) ACTION-ORIENTED PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH AND PRINCIPLED ADVOCACY. THE MWUL SEEKS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS OF EQUALITY AND FAIRNESS BY ASSURING THAT THOSE WHO INFLUENCE CHANGE REPRESENT THE BROADER COMMUNITY AND UNDERSTAND THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL REALITIES FACING PEOPLE OF COLOR. THE MWUL IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE.