Urban Forum Northwest

Thursday, February 17 on Urban Forum Northwest scheduled guests for the hour are: *Deborah Moore Jackson, Founder, African American Achievement Awards comments on the February 19 event that will honor couples making a difference in Washington State. *Hayward Evans, Co Convener, Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Committee invites you to the Monday, February 21(5-6 pm) Black History event that wi...

Thursday, February 10 on Urban Forum Northwest- *Clarence Williams, Seattle Black Firefighters past president comments on the potential sale of the Seattle Black Firefighters Association (SBFA) building at 23rd and East Pike in Seattle. *Former Seattle Fire Chief Claude Harris expresses his dissatisfaction with the possible sale of the building that he helped pay for. *Former Seattle Fire Chief Gr...

Thursday, February 3rd on Urban Forum Northwest guests include: Steve Smith, Executive Director, Black Education Strategy Roundtable (BESR) Washington State Representative Sharon Tomiko Santos 37th LD, Chair, House Education Committee Dr. Quintard Taylor, Founder, Black Past. Org Reverend Dr. Robert L. Jeffrey Sr., Founder, Black Dollars Day Force See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an...

Thursday, January 27 on Urban Forum Northwest scheduled guests for the hour are: *Congressman Hank Johnson (D) GA-4 is a member of the House Judiciary Committee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee comments on the challenges confronting Congress. *Sarah Sense-Wilson, Chair, Urban Native Education Alliance (UNEA) comments on the progress of the organization and the new location...

Thursday, January 20 on Urban Forum Northwest scheduled guests for the hour are: *Washington State Representative David Hackney (D)-11 comments on his legislative priorities for his district and the state for the 60 Day legislative session. *Tara Smith, Director, Washington State Department of Enterprise Services (DES). She has been on the job since September, 2021. Director Smith comes from Miami...

Thursday, January 13 on Urban Forum Northwest scheduled guests for the hour are: *Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D) CA-43 Chair, House Financial Services Committee comments on the January 6, 2021 insurrection, Voting Rights legislation and her legislative priorities. *Attorney Bobby Alexander, Seattle King County Martin Luther King Jr Organizing Coalition talks about the outdoor MLK Rally that will...

Thursday, January 6 on Urban Forum Northwest, guests for the hour are: *Attorney Bakari Sellers is a CNN Political Analyst, he served in the South Carolina House of Representatives 2006-2014. He comments on the January 6, 2021 attempt to overthrow the US Government. *LaNesha DeBardelaben, President & CEO Northwest African American Museum (NAAM) invites you to hear Nikki Giovanni speak on "The...

Thursday, December 30 on Urban Forum Northwest: scheduled guests for the hour are: *Seattle Mayor elect Bruce Harrell comments on his agenda for improving the lives of the people in his city with homelessness, crime and the omicron virus being major issues for the city and the country. *Attorney Lynne Wilson pays tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu and comments on her experience with the National L...

Thursday, December 23 on Urban Forum Northwest - guest for the hour are: *Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II (D) Kansas City MO-5 comments on his message to the lobbying firms on K Street in Washington DC about their lack of diversity in their front offices. *Attorney James Bible represents the Manuel Ellis family. He will explain why the Tacoma Police Chief exonerated two police officers in the death...

Thursday, December 16 on Urban Forum Northwest on 1150 AM guests for the hour are: Nate Miles pays tribute to late Senator George Fleming Kendra Liddell Treasurer, Seattle King County Martin Luther King Jr. Organizng Coalition Attorney Benjamin Crump Congressman Adam Smith (D) WA-9 Chair, House Armed Services Committee See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice a...

Thursday, December 9 on Urban Forum Northwest on 1150 AM guests for the hour are: *Attorney Jesse Wineberry, Washington Equity Now (WENA) comments on the organizations efforts to restore Affirmative Action in the state. He was disappointed that Governor Jay Inslee didn't show up for a meeting that Governor scheduled with Black Leaders. *Bob Armstead, Washington State Civil Rights Coalition, the ar...

Guest include: Attorney Jesse Wineberry Sr., Washington Equity Now Alliance (WENA) Shaude’ Moore, Chair, Seattle King County Martin Luther King Jr. Organizing Coalition Bob Armstead, Washington State Civil Rights Coalition Jesse D. Hayes IV, Red-Tailed Hawks Youth Flying Club See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-i...

Guest include - Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland ((D) WA-10 a member of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Dr. Lezli Baskerville, President & CEO, NAFEO Congressman Bobby Scott (D) VA, Chairman, House Education & Labor Committee Reginald Robinson, Owner, Altha’s Louisiana Seasoning n Spices Bob Armstead, Washington State Civil Rights Coalition has filed a discriminatio...

Thursday, November 18 on Urban forum Northwest: *Dr. Ron Daniels, President, National African American Reparations Commission comments on the progress of his organization and what can be done in local communities to advance the cause. *Congressman Hank Johnson (D)-4 is a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He will comment on the impact of this legislation on local comm...

Today, Veterans Day, November 11 on Urban Forum Northwest: *Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan comments on her tenure as the city's top official and what she hopes to accomplishment before she leaves office. *Dr. Karen Johnson, Director, Governor's Office of Equity comments on her priorities and plans to deliver Equity for marginalized communities that are identified in nine disparity studies. Veterans Da...

Thursday, November 4 on Urban Forum Northwest: *LaNesha DeBardelaben, President & CEO, Northwest African American Museum and the organizer of the MLK 60 Committee that has organized the 60th Anniversary Commemoration of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s only visit to Seattle in November, 1961. The three day event will be held on November 6,7,8 and on Monday, November 8 Martin Luther Ki...

Thursday, October 21 on Urban Forum Northwest our scheduled candidates are: * Nicole Thompson-Kennedy candidate for Seattle City Attorney 2:02-2:12 *Seattle Port Commissioner Peter Steinbrueck is seeking re-election to Position 4 *Seattle Port Commissioner Ryan Calkins is seeking re-election to Position 1 *Martin Luther King Jr. County Executive is seeking re-election. *Kim Khanh Van is a candidat...

Thursday, October 14 on Urban Forum Northwest: CANDIDATES FORUM *Toshiko Grace Hasegawa is a candidate for the Seattle Port Commission Position 4. *Sara Nelson is a candidate for Seattle City Council Position 9. *Stephanie Bowman is a candidate for reelection for Seattle Port Commission Position 3. *Nikkita Oliver is a candidate for Seattle City Council Position 9. The Northwest African American M...

Thursday, October 7 on Urban Forum Northwest : *Washington State Representative Sharon Tomiko Santos (D)-37 has been a close observer of the state's redistricting process. She will comment on the pros and cons and what impact the Commission's decision will have on her district. *April Sims, Secretary-Treasurer, Washington State Labor Council and a Member of the five person Washington State Redistr...

Thursday, September 30 on Urban Forum Northwest: *Reverend Dr. Phyllis Beaumonte, Mount Zion Baptist Church Historian and member of the committee that will be observing the 60th Anniversary of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s only visit to Seattle on November 6,7,8. The three day event will feature a visit and speech by Martin Luther King III. *Greg Winston, Founder, Buy Diverse has developed...

Thursday, September 23 on Urban Forum Northwest: *Lenny Wilkens, NBA Hall of Fame Coach and Player that led the Seattle Super Sonics to the 1978-79 NBA Championship will have a street named for him. The street run parallel to the Climate Pledge Arena formerly known as the Coliseum and Key Arena. The Lenny Wilkens Foundation raised hundreds of millions of dollars for charitable causes most notably...

Thursday, September 16 on Urban Forum Northwest: *Dr. Christopher Flowers a Seattle native and a graduate of Lakeside High School, undergrad and MD from Stanford University is receiving the Distinguished Leadership Award from the Lymphoma Research Foundation at the organizations 2021 Annual Gala on September 30. Dr. Flowers is the son of Bob and Micki Flowers. *Linda Thompson Black, Pacific Northw...

Thursday, September 9 on Urban Forum Northwest: *Congressman Adam Smith (D) WA-9 Chair, House Armed Services Committee comments on a number of issues like ending the Afghanistan War, his position on protecting workers and his perspective on the passage of the Infrastructure bills. *Ray Miller, Chair, NAACP Armed Services and Veterans Committee comments on the removing of the Robert E. Lee statue i...

Thursday, September 2 on Urban Forum Northwest: *Lewis Rudd, Owner, Ezell's Famous Chicken comments on his Initiative to support and empower Black Owned Businesses in the Seattle area. The following individuals will participate in a Town Hall on the status of Black Owned Businesses by examining the problems, offering solutions that include a Justice Department Civil Rights investigation into discr...