10/16/2025
On Saturday I and my community partners brought back THE GREAT DEBATE-SEATTLE after a 4 year hiatus. As I scanned the crowd of over 200, I saw the real Seattle. Every race, gender, and economic level was in that room for 5 hrs listening to the candidates speak on their vision for the area.
The hunger for people to hear and meet these people, in depth up close and personal is real.
The political polarization of this city is at a fever pitch and the vast majority of voters are tired of these camps of sheep from all political parties, they want results not rhetoric.
I mentioned that maybe my format, after 12 years has passed. The consensus in that room and the many messages aftwards has convinced me that The Great Debate is needed now, more than ever.
So many organizations and communities have tried to duplicate my formula and it's flattering but apparently not hittin' like the folks like it so.....moving forward, The Great Debate- Seattle will return in 2026, bigger and better than ever.
That's gonna be a pretty high mark to hit because this pass Saturday raised the bar so high, I'll be grateful to come anywhere close to it.
Thank you to everyone who believed in a brothas vision and God speed to you all.
-The Real Julius Caesar
