Thursday, June 1 on Urban Forum Northwest :

*Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II (D) MO-5 comments on the passage of the deal in the US House of Representative that averted a default on the credit of the USA as the legislation is now in the US Senate for approval.

*Frank Boykin, Director, Washington State Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) talks about the objectives of the agency and how small/minority owned businesses can benefit from this federal agency.

*Bob Armstead, President, Washington State Chapter-National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC) invites you to NAMC’s membership meeting on Thursday, June 1 5-6:30 pm (www.namcwa.com). The 1.75 Trillion $$ Infrastructure and Jobs Act and Bill Frare, Washington State Department of Enterprise Services, the state’s procurement agency are on the agenda.

*Minister Nate Miles of Seattle’s Mount Zion Baptist Church extends an invitation to all to attend a meet and greet with the candidate to become Senior Pastor of the Church on Saturday, June 10 at 10:00 am, the sermon and vote will be on Sunday, June 11.

* Ramon Bryant Braxton, Artistic Director/Conductor, Songs of Black Folk: Music of Resistance & Hope a Juneteenth Celebration that will feature national and local artist at Seattle’s Historic Paramount Theatre on Sunday, June 18 at 7:00 pm (PDT).

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