Today, Thursday, July 31 on Urban Forum Northwest:

*Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D) MS-02 is the Ranking Member, House Homeland Security Committee. He was Chair, House Select Committee on the January 6, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol. He will also speak to the current political climate in Washington DC.

*Attorney Jesse Wineberry, Co Founder Washington Equity Now Alliance (WENA) comments on the status of the efforts to get Reparations for 400,000 African Descendants of chattel slavery who reside in Washington state.

*Lyle Quasim, Chair, Tacoma Pierce County Black Collective, the organization is fifty-two years old and has met every Saturday of the month, that includes holidays. There are several committees that undergird the organization and elected an appointed officials are on the call every week.

*Reverend Dr. Leslie D. Braxton, Pastor, New Beginnings Christian Fellowship (NBCF) is celebrating twenty years of spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ, feeding the hungry, providing scholarships, hosting a technology training program (Americans 4 Equality/ MLK Gandhi Empowerment Initiative). The 20th Anniversary Dinner will be held Saturday evening at the Bellevue Hyatt.

*Randolph Cross, Executive Secretary, Seattle's Royal Esquire Club will provide a snapshot of activities for the month of August. They will all begin with First Friday tomorrow on August 1.

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