Today, Thursday, October 23 on Urban Forum Northwest:

*Reverend Dr. Leslie D. Braxton, Senior Pastor, New Beginnings Christian Fellowship (NBCF) Kent WA is seeking answers from the Washington State Congressional Delegation regarding the last Thursday morning occupation of the church's property by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents and the Renton Police Department without the church's permission. Stephen Gray, NBCF Chief Operating Officer (COO) requested information from the DEA agents and was ignored.

*Lekha Fernandes, Director, Washington State Office of Minority & Women Business Enterprise (OMWBE) comments on the restrictions being placed on certified minority & women owned businesses by the federal government.

*Hayward Evans, Co Convener, Seattle King County Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Committee comments on the Opportunity Fair that's one of the events sponsored by the Seattle King County MLK Organizing Coalition. Last year over fifty agencies and businesses participated in the event bringing information about employment and training opportunities.

*Saul Patu, former professional football player and a youth coach and advocate and Rita Green, NAACP Youth Council Adviser comments on the

double standards of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA). They express their dismay as to why private schools have different rules than Washington state public schools playing in the same league.

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Today, Thursday, October 16 on Urban Forum Northwest:

*Congressman Robert (Bobby) Cortez Scott (D) VA-03, Ranking Member, House Education and Workforce Development Committee is the first person of Filipino ancestry to serve as a Voting Member of the US Congress, his grandfather was Filipino. He comments on the government shutdown and indicates that Democrats are in DC ready to work on this perplexing issue.

*Former Washington State Representative Velma Veloria was the first Filipino to be elected to the Washington State Legislature. She comments on the significance of Filipino American History Month.

*Burien City Councilman Jimmy Matta talks about the anxiety that's being perpetuated by the war on immigrants across the country and what he and others are doing with the anticipation that federal ICE agents and possibly National Guard troops coming to his city.

* John Yasutake, Talk Show Host for Rainier Avenue Radio comments on the documented racism that was exposed by several reporters that infiltrated young Republican organizations in several states. Racist statements like "if I want to see Blacks play basketball I will go to the zoo and watch monkeys play basketball".

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Today, Thursday, October 9 on Urban Forum Northwest on 1150 AM KKNW/www.1150kknw.com, on Alexa and my podcast 2:00-3:00 pm (PDT) my guest for the hour are:

*Congressman Hank Johnson (D) GA-4 is a member of the Judiciary Committee his subcommittee assignments include Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet (ranking member). He will lend his perspective on the US Government shutdown.

*Washington State Representative Mia Gregerson Dahle (D)-33 and Gwen Allen Carston, Executive Director, Kent Black Action Commission (KBAC) talk about their organizing efforts to name parts of State Highway 900 in honor & memory of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

*Shaude' Moore, CEO, Central District Community Preservation & Development Authority (CDCPDA) and Hayward Evans, CDCPDA Board Member provides an update on the facility and programs. The building is also known as the McKinney Center for Community and Economic Development in honor of the late Reverend Dr. Samuel B. McKinney who was the catalyst for the building being erected to house the Seattle Opportunities Industrialization Center (SOIC).

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