Summary

Today, Thursday, June 18 on Urban forum Northwest: *Congressman Hank Johnson (D) GA-04, he serves as the ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. He comments on the challenges that many will face by simply trying to vote in the USA. He also comments on the renaming of US military bases to Confederate…

Key takeaways

• Multiple Juneteenth events across South King County (Kent, Seattle waterfront, Renton) are centering voter registration, civic engagement, and community education alongside cultural celebration.
• The African American Longshore Coalition and Seattle King County NAACP are actively pushing for Black male voter registration and union equity, recognizing political power as inseparable from economic justice.
• Congressman Hank Johnson highlighted the Trump administration's systematic rollback of DEI, voting rights, and civil rights infrastructure—including renaming military bases for Confederate generals—as a coordinated war on Black Americans and people of color.

Why this matters

For B2B leaders in public contracting, diversity programs, and civic infrastructure, the coordinated dismantling of DEI mandates and voting rights protections at the federal level creates immediate compliance, reputational, and workforce pipeline risks that require proactive local and state-level engagement strategies.

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Show notes

Today, Thursday, June 18 on Urban forum Northwest: *Congressman Hank Johnson (D) GA-04, he serves as the ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. He comments on the challenges that many will face by simply trying to vote in the USA. He also comments on the renaming of US military bases to Confederate Generals in 2025 by the Trump administration. *Gwen Allen Carston, Executive Director, Kent Black Action Commission (KBAC) invites you to the