National and Atlanta-Based Black Leaders, Civil Rights Activists to Hold Virtual Press Conference Previewing Inaugural 12 City “State of the People POWER Tour” Launching Saturday, April 26th

National and Atlanta-Based Black Leaders, Civil Rights Activists to Hold Virtual Press Conference Previewing Inaugural 12 City “State of the People POWER Tour” Launching Saturday, April 26th

Press conference will preview two days of programming in Atlanta and give an overview of the full schedule, which will center Black voices, experiences and strategies, culminating in a national Black Agenda and Juneteenth convening

WASHINGTON, DC [APRIL 23, 2025] - The organizers of the inaugural “State of the People POWER Tour” will host a virtual press conference on April 24th at 3 PM ET with several of the national and local leaders and organizers behind this coalition-building movement visiting Black communities in 10 states across the country. Organizers will discuss how this broad coalition of community leaders, local and national civil rights activists, entrepreneurs, influencers and policy experts came together, building a national Black agenda, and preview the two-day kick-off in Atlanta, GA on Saturday, April 26, 2025. 

Widely celebrated as the “Black Mecca,” Atlanta’s profound legacy of civil rights leadership and cultural excellence makes it the perfect place to begin this national initiative centering Black voices, power-building, and collective strategy. Policy reports covering a range of issues of importance to and impacting Black communities will also be released throughout the tour.The tour will also feature convenings in North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, New Jersey, Virginia, Michigan, California, and Kentucky, leading up to a Juneteenth General Assembly in a to-be-determined location.

WHAT: State of the People POWER Tour Virtual Press Conference

WHERE: Virtual [Instructions provided upon RSVP]  

WHEN: April 24, 2025, at 3 PM ET 

WHO: National and Local “State of the People POWER Tour” organizers, including: 

Angela Rye, President and CEO of IMPACT Strategies 

Joy Reid, Journalist 

LaTosha Brown, Co-Founder of Black Voters Matter 

Pastor Mike McBride, Executive Director of Live Free USA

Gary Chambers, Jr. Activist/Strategist

Corey B. Morgan, Councilmember, City of Camilla, GA

Jordan Johnson, Commissioner, Augusta, GA

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About State of the People: The State of the People POWER Tour is more than a multi-city campaign. It is a coalition-building movement, a collective rising, and a living declaration that our futures must be built by us, with us, and for us. Led by a local and national coalition of organizers, educators, artists, and everyday people, the tour brings our people together to co-create shared agendas and strengthen long-term power. We’re not starting from scratch. We’re building on what already exists. This is our response to fragmentation and disconnection, a declaration that our people hold the solutions, and together, we are building a future rooted in care, strategy, and self-determination. To learn more, visit: stateoftheppl.com