*Reverend Dr. Paris Smith was installed as Mount Zion Baptist Church's Senior Pastor on October 21 as Mount Zion's 25th Senior Pastor. Dr. Smith has been preaching for over 37 years. He is a theologian, professor, and is concerned with the entire community. Prior to coming to Mount Zion he was the Senior Pastor at Mount Carmel Baptist Church in Washington DC.*Reverend Dr. Carey Anderson, Senior Pastor, First African Methodist Episcopal Church comments on the role that Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. took on that eventually paved the way for African Americans to gain equality by the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson.*Bishop Reginald Witherspoon Sr. examines the success that Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had in organizing African Americans and their supporters to have President Lyndon Johnson sign the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that allowed African Americans the right to vote.*Efe Elahio is an 11th grade student at Lakeside High School, a BSU Member, on the school's football and track teams. He was a Seattle King County NAACP ACTSO first place winner locally in the computer science category and placed third in the National NAACP ACTSO competition.*Roger Evans and Clyde Merriwether of The Washington State Black Legacy Institute invites you to the organization's Business Festival during Kwanzaa which is the Manifestation of Unity, Self-Determination and Cooperative Economics. The three day event will be held Friday, December 29, Saturday, December 30 and Sunday, December 31 that will feature a Small Business Showcase, Financial Literacy Workshops,Tech Training and many other workshops at 2656 42nd Avenue SW, Seattle WA 98116. You must register on Eventbrite to attend.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. X@Eddie_Rye.