Urban Forum Northwest

with Co-Host Hayward Evans: ? *Estela Ortega, Executive Director, El Centro de la Raza invites you to the organizations Building the Beloved Community Gala on Saturday, October 12 5:00-9:00 pm at the Washington State Convention Center. She will also comment on the services provided by the agency. ? *La Tanya Horace of Sistas Rock the Arts in conjunction with a number of local organizations are spo...

with Co-Host Hayward Evans: *Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D) represents the 7th congressional district of Washington State. She serves on the House Judiciary Committee, we will ask for an update on her committee work and comment on her legislative priorities for her district. *Ed Prince, Executive Director, Washington State Commission on African American Affairs comments on the work of the commi...

with Co-Host Hayward Evans: ?*Kevin Washington, Education Chair, Tabor 100 comments on the organization's 20th Annual Gala on Saturday, September 28 at the Waterfront Marriott. Crystal Eagle Awardees will be announced and the keynote speaker is Roland Martin. *Laurel Winston Smith, Public Relations Director, Francis B. North Legacy Initiative comments on this Sunday's September 29 fundraiser at th...

Thursday, September 19, 2019 on Urban Forum Northwest on 1150 AM KKNW Alternative Talk Radio 2:00-3:00 pm (PDT) Hayward Evans and my scheduled guests for the hour are; *Attorney Jesse Wineberry, Sr. one of the leaders of the Initiative-1000 (I-1000) Campaign that garnered the most signatures of any initiative in the history of the state, over 395,000 registered voters signed on to support returnin...

with Co-Host Hayward Evans: ? *Congressman Andre' Carson (D) Representative for Indiana's 7th congressional district that includes four-fifths of Indianapolis. He will comment on the Annual Legislative Conference hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation in Washington DC September 11-15. The policy conference will address Issues impacting African Americans and Blacks globally. *KL Shanno...

with Co-Host Hayward Evans: ? Congressman Adam Smith (D) represents Washington's 9th congressional district is Chair, House Armed Services Committee comments on his role in Congress. Dr. E. Faye Williams, president/CEO, National Congress of Black Women, Inc. is also a Talk show Host and a Columnist for Trice Edney Wire Service her column appears in the Seattle Medium comments on the Annual NCBW Bl...

with Co-Host Hayward Evans: ? *Augustine Cita, Vice President of Operations, Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle and Zyan Bacari, Program Coordinator, The Urban Tech Jobs Program is an accelerated training program for long-term unemployed adults. The goal is to get each participant certified in Cloud Computing via Amazon Web Services (AWS). *Keith Tucker comments on the screening of The Invisible...

with Co-Host Hayward Evans: *Reverend Dr. Gregory Christopher, President, Tacoma Branch NAACP comments on the organizations 24th Annual Awards Banquet and talks about some of the accomplishments and civil rights victories in Tacoma/Pierce County under his leadership. ? *Reverend Paul Benz, Director, Faith Action Network of Washington State comments on the 56th Anniversary of the August 28, 1963 Ma...

with Co-Host Hayward Evans: *Attorney Jesse Wineberry, Sr., Initiative 1000 (I-1000) campaign leader to restore Affirmative Action that witnessed the support of almost 400,000 registered voters and passed into law by the Washington State Legislature April 28, 2019. This ray of hope comes after 20 years of legalized discrimination with the passage of Initiative-200 (I-200) in 1998 that banned Affir...

with Co-Host Hayward Evans: *Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II represents Missouri's 5th congressional district which includes most of Kansas City. He comments on the mass murders by white domestic terrorist responsible for the slaughter of innocent people in El Paso and Dayton. And talks about the influence of the Congressional Black Caucus Members that chair 21 committees and sub committees in the...

guests for the hour are: *Lyle Quasim, Chair, Tacoma/Pierce County Black Collective, served the state as Secretary of the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) under two governors, served as Deputy Pierce County Executive, and past President, Bates Technical College comments on the work of the Black Collective that meets 52 Saturday's a year. *Lacy Steele, President Emeritus, Seattle/Kin...

Scheduled guests for the hour are: *Rapper/ Actor/ Speaker Common. *Angela Rye, CEO, Impact Strategies, Former Executive Director and General Counsel, Congressional Black Caucus, CNN Political Commentator, NPR Contributor, and a former Seattle/King County NAACP Afro Cultural Technological Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) local and national winner will speak in Seattle Saturday, July 13 at a tribute ho...

Scheduled guests for the hour are: With Special co-host: Hayward Evans: ? *Dr. Ben Danielson, UW eSports and Odessa Brown and Seattle Childrens leader comments on the importance of Urban Games. A free community health and fitness event. Youth participate in organized physical activity, taught healthy eating habits, receive CPR training, free diabetes and hypertension checks, and dental screenings....

Scheduled guests for the hour are: With Special co-host: Hayward Evans: *Gwen Allen Carsten, Kent Black Action Commission (KBAC) talks about the history of June 19th aka Juneteent and comments on the the organizations Linda Sweezer Memorial Juneteenth Festival and Celebration that will be held Saturday, June 22 10:00 am-6:00 pm. Jazz Guitarist Michael Powers will perform. *Anita White, Seattle's B...

Scheduled guests for the hour are: With Special co-host: Hayward Evans: *Gwen Allen Carsten, Kent Black Action Commission (KBAC) talks about the history of June 19th aka Juneteent and comments on the the organizations Linda Sweezer Memorial Juneteenth Festival and Celebration that will be held Saturday, June 22 10:00 am-6:00 pm. Jazz Guitarist Michael Powers will perform. *Anita White, Seattle's B...

Scheduled guests for the hour are: With Special co-host: Hayward Evans: ? *Janaye Ingram, Director, National Partnerships, Airbnb comments on her forum that was held in Seattle in collaboration with the Seattle NAACP to promote home sharing economic opportunities. The event was held at the Northwest African American Museum. *Dr. Jesse Wineberry, Sr. JD, updates the continuing effort to restore Aff...