Seattle King County Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Organizing Coalition

Thursday, December 21 on Urban Forum Northwest on 1150 AM KKNW/www.1150kknw.com on Alexa and my podcast 2:00-3:00 pm (PST) my scheduled guest for the hour are:*Wendell Stemley, President, National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC) comments on the 1.75 trillion dollar Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds appropriated to rebuild the United States infrastructure, he is confused by the success of Black Contractors and Truckers in the state of Florida, but the numbers don't reflect the same success for African American Contractors and Truckers in Washington State.*Bob Armstead, President, National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC)-Washington Chapter comments on his efforts with local and state government agencies to secure opportunities for his members and minority owned and operated construction firms.*Elton Mason, Owner, Washington State Sand and Gravel expresses his disappointment with showing up to an outreach sessions called to comply with federal regulations. The session he and 9 other Black Truckers attended in hopes of getting dump truck work on a contract that already been awarded and was not even put out for public bid.*Shaude' Moore, Chair, Seattle King County Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Organizing Coalition provides an update on the organization's plans for the January 15, 2024 MLK Holiday that will be held at Seattle's Garfield High School. She will lead the discussion with this years MLK Interns.*The following 2023-2024 Seattle MLK Interns comment on their experience to date and they are:*Misgana Kiflom 11th grade Shorewood High School-Principal:Bill Dunbar*Kobe Williams 11th grade O'Dea High School-Principal:Jim Walker*Abigail Ferrigno 11th grade Cleveland STEM High School-Principal:Jeff Lamm*Olivia Ferrigno 9th grade Cleveland STEM High School-Principal:Jeff LammUrban Forum Northwest streams live at www.1150kknw.com. Visit us at www.urbanforumnw.com for archived programs and relevant information. Like us on facebook. Twitter (X)@Eddie_Rye.See 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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Thursday, December 21 on Urban Forum Northwest on 1150 AM KKNW/www.1150kknw.com on Alexa and my podcast 2:00-3:00 pm (PST) my scheduled guest for the hour are:*Wendell Stemley, President, National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC) comments on the 1.75 trillion dollar Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds appropriated to rebuild the United States infrastructure, he is confused by the success of Black Contractors and Truckers in the state of Florida, but the numbers don't reflect the same success for African American Contractors and Truckers in Washington State.*Bob Armstead, President, National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC)-Washington Chapter comments on his efforts with local and state government agencies to secure opportunities for his members and minority owned and operated construction firms.*Elton Mason, Owner, Washington State Sand and Gravel expresses his disappointment with showing up to an outreach sessions called to comply with federal regulations. The session he and 9 other Black Truckers attended in hopes of getting dump truck work on a contract that already been awarded and was not even put out for public bid.*Shaude' Moore, Chair, Seattle King County Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Organizing Coalition provides an update on the organization's plans for the January 15, 2024 MLK Holiday that will be held at Seattle's Garfield High School. She will lead the discussion with this years MLK Interns.*The following 2023-2024 Seattle MLK Interns comment on their experience to date and they are:*Misgana Kiflom 11th grade Shorewood High School-Principal:Bill Dunbar*Kobe Williams 11th grade O'Dea High School-Principal:Jim Walker*Abigail Ferrigno 11th grade Cleveland STEM High School-Principal:Jeff Lamm*Olivia Ferrigno 9th grade Cleveland STEM High School-Principal:Jeff LammUrban Forum Northwest streams live at www.1150kknw.com. Visit us at www.urbanforumnw.com for archived programs and relevant information. Like us on facebook. Twitter (X)@Eddie_Rye. See 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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