Urban Forum NW 09-03-26

Thursday, September 3 on Urban Forum Northwest: *Congressman Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D) GA-04. He serves on the House Committee on the Judiciary, Senior Member; Subcommittees, Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet (Ranking Member). He responds to questions from some of the guest. * Bob Armstead, president, Washington State Chapter-National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC) invites interested contractors and suppliers to the Thursday, September 3 5:00 pm (PDT) meeting where the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will comment on the opportunities that could be available on the Vancouver to Portland bridge that will cost over four billion dollars. WWW.NAMCWA.COM at 5:00pm. *Reverend Dr. Kelle Brown, Senior Pastor, Plymouth Congregational Church was the keynote speaker at the 63rd Anniversary Celebration of the August 28, 1963 March on Washington DC for Jobs and Freedom. She comments on the importance of voter registration and the timely return of your ballots. *Hayward Evans president, Seattle King County NAACP outlines the voting rights efforts that will be made by the Branch by requesting that all NAACP Members be in the forefront of voting rights rallies and getting ballots of home-bound and transportation challenged voters ballots to Record and Elections collection sites. *Abdul Yusef, Seattle King County NAACP Executive Committee Member organized the participation of the following committee members Azeem Underwood, Abin Nellams, and Peter Gishuru to participate in the Saturday Family for Success event, 483 people were in attendance. Some local elected officials participated in a panel discussion and responded to questions and concerns. *Peter Gishuru, President/CEO, African Chamber of Commerce for the Pacific Northwest was established in 1998. The Chamber is dedicated fostering the growth of Black-owned businesses in the Pacific Northwest through advocacy, education, and facilitating networking opportunities. Urban Forum Northwest streams live at www.150kknw.com. Visit us at www.urbanforumnw.com for archived programs and relevant information.Like us on Facebook.