Urban Forum NW 06-11-26

Today, Thursday, June 11 on Urban Forum Northwest: *Bishop Francine A. Brookins, Esq. is the 141st elected and consecrated Bishop of the AME Church and the fifth woman. She currently serves as the Presiding Bishop of the 5th Episcopal District. She serves as Chair of the Publications Commission and is the new Chair of the General Board Social Action Commission. She previously Served Bishop of the 18th Episcopal District which is comprised of four African Countries. She will be the Keynote Speaker for the June 17 Day of Remembrance of the nine worshippers killed at Mother Emanuel AME Church June 17, 2015. The event will be held at Seattle's First AME Church. *Reverend Dr. Carey Anderson, Pastor, Seattle's First AME Church and Hayward Evans, Co Convener, Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Committee (MLKCC) are Co Hosting the June 17 Day of Remembrance of the Charleston 9 at First AME. There will be a dinner at 5:30 pm and the program begins at 6:30 pm. *Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. comments on her book THIS IS ME, it's her life story. Dr. Williams is a talk show in Washington DC and is a syndicated columnist with Trice Edney Wire, her column appears regularly in the Seattle Medium Newspaper. Dr. Williams has held numerous position with some of the top political leaders in the country. She is the founder of the Dick Gregory Society and is on the Board of Directors of The World Conference of Mayors. She recently traveled to Cuba on a fact-finding mission. *Attorney Jesse Wineberry Sr. Co Founder, Washington Equity Now Alliance (WENA) comments on his organizations efforts to secure Reparations for Washington state's African Descendants of United States Chattel Slavery. He was an advocate for Japanese Reparations in the 1980's and lobbied the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and gained the CBC's support for Japanese Reparations. He is now seeking to have Reparations for African Descendants in the Washington State Democratic Party Platform next week at their meeting in Spokane. 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.