Thursday, February 13 on Urban Forum Northwest : *Prakash Gupta, Counsel General, Seattle India Consulate reflects on the 75th Anniversary of the Republic of India that was observed January 26 at Bell Harbor on Seattle's waterfront and he hosted a Business Forum the next day. The Seattle Consulate was opened on February 23, 2024. *Hayward Evans, Co Convener, Seattle King County Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration/Continuation Committee (MLKCC) comments on the organizations Black History Awards Ceremony that will be held Monday, February 17 (Presidents Day) 5:30-7:30 pm at the Holgate Street Church of Christ at Holgate Street & Martin Luther King Jr Way South in Seattle. Minister Jimmy Hurd is Pastor. *Reverend Dr. Leslie D. Braxton organized a Town Hall on Project 2025 on July 31 to highlight the devastation that the implementation would have on some the country's most vulnerable citizens, the children, the elderly, and the underserved communities. Washington State Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland and Congressman Adam Smith participated in the Town Hall. *Attorney Jesse Wineberry Sr., Co Founder, Washington Equity Now Alliance (WENA) and a former Washington State Representative has been actively involved in an effort to get Reparations legislation passed in Washington State. He authored the Draft Charles Mitchell Commission to study reparations in Washington State as an Executive Order that wasn't signed. *Gabriel Prawl, president, Seattle A. Phillip Randolph Institute (APRI) is coordinating the African American Legislative Day that will be held on Monday, February 17 (Presidents Day) in Olympia. There will be speakers from agencies, members of the legislature, and from the African American Community. *Harley Bird and Michael Woo Sr. are former leaders of the United Construction Workers Association (UCWA) they helped organize demonstrations and shut down jobs from the Seattle Tacoma International Airport, King County Administration Building, University of Washington School of Law just to name a few. All in effort to get African American workers on construction jobs. Urban Forum Northwest streams live at www.1150kknw.com. Visit us at www.urbanforumnw.com for archived programs and relevant information. Like us on facebook. X@Eddie_Rye. Like Comment Send Share Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
