WASHINGTON, D.C. (Tuesday, March 4, 2025) – Black leaders are gathering across the country today for what they are calling a “State of the People 24-Hour Address.” It is a live stream featuring some of the nation’s top Black activists, journalists, and elected leaders to give their assessment of the nation’s conditions while providing an alternative to the State of the Union.

The 24-hour address began March 3rd at 11:59pm and will run through March 4th at 11:59pm. Some of the leaders scheduled to speak are 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;  and Tamika D. Mallory, activist and founder of Until Freedom;