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Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, Clarence Gunn, president, Democrats for Diversity & Inclusion and more

SEP 17, 202655 MIN

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Thursday, September 17 on Urban Forum Northwest: *Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II (D) Missouri 5th congressional district. He served as Kansas City's first African American mayor 1991-1999. He has served as representative in Congress since 2005. There is an attempt to gerrymander him out of his congressional seat that has failed to date. He chaired the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) 2011-2013 and hired Attorney Angela T. Rye to served as Executive Director and General Consul for the CBC. *Michelle Merriweather, president & CEO, Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle is one of the lead organizations in Saturday's September 19, Constitution Day Rally and March that will be held at Seattle's Garfield High School. A Rally will start at 10:00 am and the March will leave the school for the Martin Luther King Jr. Courthouse at 11:00 am. *Clarence Gunn, president, Democrats for Diversity & Inclusion (DDI) encourages voter registration, voting and showing up-standing up-speaking up for your RIGHTS. The Supreme Court has made every effort to to cancel out gains made for voting rights and civil rights that African Americans fought for. He emphasizes the need to continue the fight regardless of age. *Stephen Gray, Chief Operating Officer (COO), New Beginnings Christian Fellowship (NBCF), Kent WA is working with Pastor Leslie D. Braxton and Deacon Clarence Williams to insure a large turnout for Saturday's Constitution Day March & Rally at Garfield High School. He emphasizes the importance of African Americans showing up and speaking up for our rights that are under attack by the president and the US Supreme Court. Urban Forum Northwest streams live at 1150kknw.com Visit us at www.urbanforumnw.com for archived programs and relevant information. Like us on Facebook. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.