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LIVESTREAM – Today, top civil rights leaders, national advocates, journalists, and elected officials announced the inaugural State of the People address—a twenty-four-hour livestream kicking off before midnight on March 3rd and going through the State of the Union before midnight on March 4th. Joy Reid will kick off this marathon of critical conversations, her first appearance since her exit from MSNBC. The collective offers the American public a true assessment of the nation’s condition and provides an alternative to the State of the Union. Americans don’t want or need misleading rhetoric about this administration’s first two months—they are experiencing its harmful consequences firsthand. From stripping away thousands of jobs from Federal workers to baselessly attacking diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, this administration is prioritizing far-right interests over the nation’s well-being. In partnership with Native Land Podcast, top civil rights activists, issue advocacy experts, legal scholars, and exceptional journalists will gather for twenty-four hours to outline the impact of the administration’s actions and the organizing needed not only to survive but thrive over the next four years.
WHAT: Twenty-Four-Hour State of the People Address
WHERE: State of the People Livestream
WHEN: March 3rd, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET to March 4th, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET
WHO: The following leaders will be speaking:
Joy Reid, journalist; Elected officials; Angela Rye, Native Land Pod; Andrew Gillum, Native Land Pod; Stacey Abrams, lawyer and former Georgia State Representative; Ibram X. Kendi author; Ben Crump, civil rights attorney; Jaime Harrison, Former Party Chair of the DNC; Clay Cane and Reecie Colbert, news personalities; Monique Pressley, trial attorney and legal analyst; Tamika D. Mallory, activist and founder of Until Freedom; Janai Nelson, President of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund; Maya Wiley, President and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights; Elie Mystal, journalist; Brittany Packnett Cunningham, activist and Undistracted; Shavon Arline-Bradley, President and CEO for National Council of Negro Women; Quentin James, founder and President of The Collective; Stefanie Brown James, co-founder of Collective PAC; Maurice Mitchell, National Director of Working Families; A’shanti Gholar, President of EMERGE America; Aisha Mills, public affairs stratigest; Black Voters Matter Fund; Fatima Gross Graves, CEO of the National Women’s Law Center; Dr. Jamal-Harrison Bryant, senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church and activist; Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III, senior pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church; Ashley Allison, founder of Watering Hole Media; Lauren Burke; Michael McBride, co-founder of Black Church PAC; Party; Rev. Mark Thompson, civil rights activist.
About State of the People
The official State of the Union will be filled with empty promises and misinformation, but the State of the People is our answer—a 24-hour livestream elevating the voices that truly reflect our community’s needs. It’s time for all of us to take a stand. Join us as we uplift the issues that matter, demand accountability for the harm caused and chart a path forward where we can thrive. Engage with us at stateofthepeople.media.
