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Thursday, March 5 on Urban Forum Northwest: *Angela Poe Russell and Essex Porter of the Seattle Association of Black Journalist (SABJ) is bringing to the stage a Play about Bessie Coleman the first Black and Native American Woman to earn a pilot's license. Her story has remained undercover and outside of the mainstream historical record. Angela Poe Russell wrote the play, KD Hall and Essex Porter serve as Executive Producers. On March 14, 2026 the SABJ presents Black Voices Matter:Aviatrix will be presented at the Northwest African American Museum. * The following individuals participated in a discussion on the Anniversary of the March 7, 1965 Bloody Sunday Edmund Pettus Bridge March that exposed the brutality of the Alabama State Troopers savagely beating nonviolent people marching for the right to vote. They are: Claude Burfect who was arrested several times protesting for his people to have voting rights. His sckull was fractured Reverend Dr. Linda Smith, Senio Pastor, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Baptist Church, Renton WA Clarence Gunn, President, Washington State Democrats for Diversity & Inclusion (DDI) Hayward Evans, Co Convener, Seattle King County Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Committee (MLKCC) Dr. Lillian Robertson, MD lends her perspective on Bloody Sunday and invites you to the Sunday, March 15 Health Fair at New Beginnings Christian Fellowship (NBCF) Kent, WA. Urban Forum Northwest streams live at www.1150kknw.com. Like us at www.urbanforumnw.com for archived programs and relevant information. Like us on Facebook.