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In 1968, the Massachusetts Association of Afro-American Police (MAAAP) was founded in Boston, by Black Police Officers from the Boston and Metropolitan District Commission Police Departments. Its membership included Black and Hispanic law enforcement officers.

Despite resistance from the Command Staff of the Boston Police Department while attempting to incorporate, due to the requirement of the Police Commissioner's required signature on the organizational charter, prior to submission to the Secretary of State's Office, along with the Articles of Organization for documentation, on May 1, 1969, MAAAP was recorded as incorporated under Mass. General Laws Chapter 180.

MAAAP as the association is generally referred to, was a non-profit corporation dedicated to the improvement of relations between police officers and the community, recruitment of minority personnel to serve as law enforcement officers and to assist in establishing a nationwide communication network to improve police performance through education and the sharing of experiences. MAAAP became a charter member of the National Black Police Association (founded in 1972) to meet this communication need.

Historically, the four foundations of MAMLEOs goals and mission are based on the former organization it replaced in 1983 - The Massachusetts Association of Afro-American Police, Inc. (MAAAP) due to the growth of the organization and the ethnic diversity of the membership, a vote was taken to change the name to better reflect the multiculturalism of the organization.