ABOUT WYKING

Why Do I Want To Help

Together, I believe we can create systems that strengthen urban neighborhoods while building them up as we unite over positive change. Your concepts and intentions are the foundation that all communities need to establish as we move forward. We all have a unique starting point that we can build on together!

Read below to learn more about what makes me well equipped to help you go to that next level.

BIO

As a third generation community builder, social entrepreneur and current President and CEO of Africatown Community Land Trust in Seattle, WA. I design programs and initiatives that catalyze, mobilize and activate communities for sustainable social impact.

I have been a co-catalyst for numerous ventures including the Africatown Seattle community development initiative, Liberty Bank Building, Umoja PEACE Center, Hack The CD, Black Dot, Umoja Fest, Africatown Center for Education Innovation and King County Equity Now. I was an inaugural member of the Seattle Music Commission and a past fellow with national advocacy organization, Green For All.

I have been honored with the Center for Ethical Leadership Legacy Leadership Award, Tabor 100 Crystal Eagle Award and was recognized as Seattle Magazine’s most influential people of 2019 and Seattle Times’ thirteen most influential people of the decade 2010-2019.

The numbers you need to know

22

Communities Served

25

Years of

Experience

200k+

Lives Positively Impacted

Industry Leader

A driven visionary for change in the community. He’s a catalyst for forward-thinking programs in the community.

Quality Guaranteed

Respected and trust-worthy leader that serves his community with integrity. He’s a man of integrity that has extraordinary quality.

Bold Transformations

Inspiring bold transformations through community leadership. His focus and discipline has created social good and bold changes.

Stories Worth Learning

Essential List of Influential People of the Decade

Seattle Times

Few Seattle neighborhoods underwent as much change in the past decade as the Central District, and few activists were more vocal in addressing gentrification there than K. Wyking Garrett.

Creating A "Living Monument" To Preserve Culture

Fast Company

History materializes in public space not just through statues and plaques. Cities name streets and parks after important people and designate historic districts to keep the past alive. In Seattle, organizer K. Wyking Garrett is experimenting with creating a living monument in Seattle’s Central District, a historically black neighborhood.

This Group Mentors African American Entrepreneurs in Seattle

Entrepreneur

Black Dot, a startup resource center nestled in Seattle's historically black Central District, aims to mentor and connect the city's African-American entrepreneurs. Three of the organization's cofounders talk us through their plans.