Today, Thursday, July 17 on Urban Forum Northwest:

*Attorney Erika Evans is a candidate for Seattle City Attorney Office. She is a graduate of the University of Washington and Seattle University School of Law. She recently served as Assistant Attorney General, US Attorney for Western Washington.

*Hayward Evans, Co Convener, Seattle King County Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration/Continuation Committee (MLKCC). After a several month delay he and Dr. Lora-Ellen McKinney were finally seated on the Central District Community Preservation & Development Authority (CDCPDA) Board of Directors.

*Dr. Anita Johnson Connell was recently honored by Women Of Wonder (WOW) for her Legacy of Impact, Embodiment of Healing and Black Love, Cultural and Historical Significance, Integrity and Authenticity and Community Recognition and Respect. She also was a leader on the campus in the 60's at the University of Washington making demands for more Black Students, Black Faculty, and Administrators.

* The following individuals will pay tribute and share stories about the late Dr. Charles H. Mitchell who passed away on June 27.

Paul Mitchell Charles brother, Coach Al Roberts lived with the Mitchell family when he was recruited by UW football, Jamal (Martin Wyatt) was a teammate of Charles at UW and was his presenter into the UW Football Hall of Fame, and Dr. Anita Johnson Connell was Charles Neighbor.

*Tana Yasu is the late Joe Brazil's grandniece and is the coordinator of the Joe Brazil Legacy Project. Joe founded the Black Academy of Music and was a Music Professor at the UW School of Music, there was awaiting list to get into his class and he was still denied tenure. The "Hotter Than July" Music Festival will be held Sunday, July 20 1:00-6:30 pm at Be'er Sheva Park 8650 55th South (Rainier Beach Boat Launch Park).

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Today, Thursday, July 10 on Urban Forum Northwest:

*Congressman Adam Smith (D) WA-09 Ranking Member House Armed Services Committee, a member of the New Democrat Coalition and the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the dean of Washington's House delegation. He was elected to the Washington State Senate in 19991when he was 25 years old the youngest person ever elected to the Senate and served until 1997. He has been a vocal advocate for working class Americans in his district and the country. He has been an outstanding advocate for the underserved, supporting programs like American 4 Equality/MLK Gandhi Empowerment Initiative.

*Hayward Evans, co convener, Seattle King County Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration/Continuation Committee (MLKCC). He has been a candidate for the Board of Directors the Central District Community Preservation &Development Authority (CDCPDA) aka the Reverend Dr. Samuel B. McKinney Center for Community and Economic Development since February and Dr. McKinney's daughter Dr. Lora-Ellen McKinney has been a candidate for the CDCPDA Board of Directors since March. He will comment on why they have not been seated.

*Reverend Dr. LaVerne Hall was one of the first employees of Seattle Opportunities Industrialization Center (SOIC) when the program started in the Fellowship Hall of Mount Zion Baptist Church. She is known for being a fierce advocate for the Black Community and she is known for the work she did on the Sojourner Truth Exhibition. She is very concerned about the status of the CDCPDA and the building that was erected to house SOIC in 1974.

*Dr. Gregory K. Alex comments on the legacy and leadership of the late Dr. Charles H. Mitchell, a UW All American football player. Dr. Alex was one of four African American UW football players that were dismissed from the UW football team in 1969. Dr. Carver Gayton was the first African American coach in the schools history and took a stand in support of the Black players by resigning. The four dismissed African American players were inducted into University of Washington Football Hall of Fame in 2022.

Anthony Long, Executive Assistant & Board Relations Manager, Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI), they are hosting a July 15 event honoring Nelson Mandela's 1999 visit to Seattle. There will be some of the event organizers will be present and Larry Gossett and some students who met him during his visit will share some remarks. There will be performance by Djeliyah Band. MOHAI is hosting the Nelson Mandela Exhibit May 24-September 7.

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Today, Thursday, July 3 on Urban Forum Northwest:

*Attorney Jesse Wineberry Sr., co founder, Washington Equity Now Alliance (WENA) has been one of the leaders in Washington State seeking to get justice for the state's African Americans who are descendants of U. S. chattel slaves. Funds have been allocated for the Reparations Study and he will comment on the status of the study.

*Attorney Sheley Secrest Anderson, president, Washington State NAACP has been and continues to be an advocate for economic justice for African Americans in Washington State today. She was active participant in meetings with state officials regarding the Reparations Study.

*Hayward Evans, co convener, Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration/Continuation Committee (MLKCC) was one of the leaders in lobbying for the passage of House Bill 1918 sponsored by Representative Sharon Tomiko Santos, the bill created the Central District Community Preservation & Development Authority (CDCPDA) aka the McKinney Center for Community & Economic Development. He has been denied membership to the CDCPDA Board of Directors since March.

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Thursday, June 26 on Urban Forum Northwest:

*Legendary Hall of Fame NBA Player and Coach Lenny Wilkens had an amazing piece on his life and career chronicled on the front page of the Seattle Times Sports Section last Sunday. He comments on his playing and coaching days in the NBA, his commitment to uplifting his community and his college playing days and his stint in the US Army. Learn more here:

https://www.seattletimes.com/.../how-lenny-wilkens-will.../

*Former Washington State Senator Adam Kline was instrumental in getting legislation passed to change the name of King County from William Rufus DeVane King to Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. County. In 1986 King County Council members Ron Sims (D) and Bruce Laing (R) passed a resolution in 1986 changing the county's name to MLK. However, only the state legislature could change the name of a county. Then Senator Kline introduced legislation eight times between 1999-2005. On April 14, 2005 Governor Kristine Gregoire signed the bill officially changing the name to MLK County.

* Digene Farrar is an Author, Speaker, Nurse, Actor, Model, Advocate for the Prevention of Sexual Abuse and an Active Supporter of Survivors. She will be present at Women Of Wonder (WOW) Dear Sista, A Call To Heal. Virtual Healing Circle on Saturday, June 28 9:00-11:00 am (PDT).

Live on zoom. Free to register, TheWonderofWomen.org.

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Today, Thursday, June 19 on Urban Forum Northwest, guests include: 

Dow Constantine, CEO, Sound Transit 

Joyce Walker is being inducted into the Multi-Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday.

Ramon Bryant Braxton, the Conductor of Songs of Black Folk 

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Today, Thursday, June 12 on Urban Forum Northwest:

* Tracy Brown of the Equity Leadership Collaborative, Nyema Clark, Executive Director of Nurturing Roots, Seattle Black Panther Party Co Founders Aaron Dixon and Elmer Dixon comment on the King County Black Panther Park and Garden. The park will be located in the Skyway Neighborhood. Myron Curry a local Artist/Muralist has been designated to paint the "All Power to the People" mural.

*Arif Khatib, Multi-Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame and Bill North of the North Legacy Project invites you to the Seattle Special Induction and Awards Ceremony on Saturday, June 21 11:00 am-2:00 pm at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center Joyce Walker and Charles Dudley are two of the inductees.

*Teresa Everett, Director, Public Relations & Research Development invites you to the organizations "Let's Come Together" she wants you to Celebrate JuneTeenth Wednesday, June 18 5-8 pm at the Rainier Beach Community Center.

*Omer Qureshi, CEO, Americans 4 Equality/MLK Gandhi Empowerment Initiative provides an update on this very successful program that is seeking to have one million dollars of state funds designated for the program returned to Americans 4 Equality/MLK Gandhi Empowerment Initiative.

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Today, Thursday, June 5 on Urban Forum Northwest:

*The Nelson Mandela Exhibit is on full display at Seattle's Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) May 24-September 7. The following individuals were deeply involved in Seattle's Anti-Apartheid movement and they will share a few moments of their activities and actions against Apartheid. My guest were Co Chairs of the Seattle Coalition Against Apartheid Maryamu Eltayeb Givens and Gerald Lenoir, Reverend Dr. Robert L. Jeffrey, Pastor, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church & Founder, Black Dollar Days Task Force; Anti- Apartheid Organizer Rick Harwood, and Anthony Long, MOHAI, Executive Associate & Board Relations Manager.

*Lenny Wilkens, National Basketball Association (NBA) Hall of Fame Player & Coach has a street named for him just South of Climate Pledge Arena and now there will be a statute of Coach Wilkens in front of Climate Pledge soon. Like many of us he's waiting for NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to announce that we will finally have another NBA team. Remember the 1979 NBA Champions, yes the Seattle Super Sonics.

*Robert E. Nesbitt was a DJ at radio station KYAC and he will reflect on his relationship and mentor ship that he received fro the late Lee Carter.

*Corey Perkins, Founder, C ME a Men's Health & Wellness Group that meets at the Renton Library. there were sixty participants ant his last meeting.

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Today, Thursday, May 29 on Urban Forum Northwest:

*Congressman Adam Smith (D) 9th CD, Ranking Member House Armed Services Committee is dedicated to building an inclusive community, which means creating jobs and making our communities affordable and safe for all. Ensuring access to quality education and healthcare.

* Attorney Lem Howell, Civil Rights Attorney, Emeritus comments on the state of political affairs in the USA today and elaborates on the "Constitutional Crisis" that he has analyzed. He will comment on the court actions repealing the desires of President Donald Trump.

*Washington State Senator Bob Hasegawa (D) 11th-LD was responsible for advancing funding for the Charles Mitchell Reparations Study by placing the $300,000.00 in the senate budget that passed unanimously in the senate. Former Representative Attorney Jesse Wineberry, Sr Co- Founder, Washington Equity Now Alliance (WENA) played a key role in Senator Hasegawa's funding request.

*Congressman Hank Johnson (D) GA-04 ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet along with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Re-Introduced Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act. As a part of Congressman Johnson's ongoing effort to protect and bolster the U.S. Supreme Court's independence, impartiality and accountability.

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Today, Thursday, May 22nd on Urban Forum Northwest:

Anthony Long, Executive Associate & Board Relations Manager, Seattle’s Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI)

Veltry Johnson and Vivian Phillips worked with the late Lee Carter at KYAC radio decades ago. They comment about the late newscaster.

Former Washington State Representative Attorney Jesse Wineberry Sr., Co Founder, Washington Equity Now Alliance (WENA) comments on Governor Bob Ferguson signing legislation funding the Washington State Reparations Study.

Gauri Gupta is leading Washington State Department of Health’s statewide campaigns for 988-the Suicide and Mental Health Lifeline.

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Today, Thursday, May 15 on Urban Forum Northwest:

*Washington State Representative Mia Su Ling Gregerson-Dahle (D)-33rd LD as put $300,000.00 in the state budget for a study on Reparations for the 400,000 Washington State African Descendant of US Chattel Slavery. Charles Mitchell was a young slave that was transported to the state by his slave master from Maryland. Puget Sound had an "Underground Railroad".

*Former Washington State Representative Attorney Jesse Wineberry Sr.,Co Founder, Washington Equity Now Alliance (WENA) has been one on the forces for Reparations and has used his political savvy and commitment to get a resolution passed at the June 23, 2024 Washington State Democratic Convention that had a Reparations Resolution pass 1,092-1 to have the Governor Jay Inslee sign an Executive Order to establish the Charles Mitchell Commission to study reparations.

*Reverend Malando Redeemer, President, Tacoma WA Branch NAACP and serves as Youth and Young Adult Pastor at Shiloh Baptist Church in Tacoma. He had an op ed posted in the Tacoma News Tribune today in support of Governor Bob Ferguson signing a Reparation study funding proposal that is supported by Senator Bob Hasegawa (D)-11th LD and by Representative Mia Su-Lin Gregerson-Dahle .

*Olympia Washington Mayor Dontae Payne signed the first Resolution passed by the Olympia Wa city council that encouraged then Governor Jay Inslee to sign an Executive Order to establish the Charles Mitchell Commission on Reparations. He will comment on the current status of the Reparations Study.

*Attorney Eric Fournier is representing Brian "Hakiym" Simpson a Cal Fire-trained wildland firefighter, father of four, poet and community advocate. In June, 2024 while off duty during wildfire season in Oregon Hakiym was violently attacked by a white firefighter. The aggressor shouted racial slurs, threw the first punch and chased him. In court the aggressor admitted to starting the altercation and was on drugs. The all white jury sentenced Hakiym to 70 months in Jail.

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