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EPISODE · May 21, 2026 · 53 MIN

Earl Key, Senior Director of Transportation Equity, Washington State Department of Transportation and more

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Thursday, May 21 on Urban Forum Northwest:*Earl Key, Senior Director of Transportation Equity, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) talks about WSDOT's new Small Business Program that complies with the new anti DEI initiatives and still afford possibilities for minority and women owned businesses seeking to do business with WSDOT.*Hayward Evans is the newly elected president of the Seattle King County NAACP. He shares his organizational strategy which is already being implemented to insure that the NAACP will have a representative in every region of Martin Luther King Jr. County.*Bob Armstead, president, Washington State Chapter-National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC) comments on the role that Wendell Stemley, president, National NAMC played in saving the Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE). The lawsuit, Mid-America Milling Co. vs DOT was originally filed by groups seeking to eliminate race and gender conscious elements of the DBE Program.*Dennis Williams, Jr.,Vice President, Wealth Advisor, Farther Finance invites you to New Beginnings Christian Fellowship (NBCF) to hear information regarding Investment Strategies;Retirement Readiness;Long Term Care;College Savings;Budget and Savings. The workshop will be held on Saturday, May 23 11:00 am-12:30 pm at NBCF.Urban Forum Northwest streams live at www.1150kknw.com. Like us at www.urbanforumnw.com for archived programs and relevant information. Like us on facebookSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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