Capital B will continue the success of its cross-country tour by hitting stops in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina and Arizona ahead of 2024 election
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Capital B, a Black-led local and national nonprofit news organization reporting for Black communities, announced the latest stops in Capital B’s Black Political Power Tour, a cross-country, live conversation series providing Black voters the information they need in the lead up to this year’s elections. The tour will stop in five key, must-win battleground states where Black voters could make the difference, including Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina and Arizona.
The next phase of the tour kicks off September 26 in Philadelphia, PA in partnership with local media organizations WURD and Spotlight PA at P4 HUB. The night will include powerful conversations on election security and Gov. Shapiro’s new election hotline, local promises kept and broken, economic justice and more. The conversations will be led by reporters from Capital B, Spotlight and WURD.
“Black voters hold so much power to change the course of our country, and we see an urgent need to separate truth from fiction for Black audiences this election as they continue to be targets of disinformation, especially since the election landscape has completely shifted over the past couple of months,” said Lauren Williams, chief executive officer and co-founder of Capital B. “Capital B’s coverage strives to provide accessible and truthful journalism and to amplify the voices of Black voters by creating space for conversations about the issues that matter most to them.”
The tour is part of Capital B’s election editorial mission to help Black audiences navigate their choices and process, understand what’s at stake for their communities, and highlight the areas where Black people have the power to shift the future of the country. Black communities have been regularly targeted and fed disinformation, and to combat this issue this election season, Capital B has partnered with PolitiFact to collaborate on fact-checks and analysis of issues that are important to Black Americans. The partnership will focus on providing accurate information and deep analysis about the topics driving social conversations in Black communities, ensuring that Black voters have the knowledge they need to navigate the political landscape and make informed decisions.
This second phase of the Black Political Power Tour follows initial stops in Oakland and Atlanta earlier this summer. The schedule for the remaining five stops is as follows:
September 26 Philadelphia, PA in partnership with Spotlight PA, WURD
October 3 Phoenix, AZ in partnership with the Arizona Republic
October 10 Charlotte, NC in partnership with WFAE
October 17 Milwaukee, WI in partnership with Radio Milwaukee and Neighborhood News Service
October 24 Detroit, MI in partnership with Outlier Media
Capital B’s Black Political Power Tour is made possible by generous funders including the 11th Hour Project, a program of the Schmidt Family Foundation, and The Tow Foundation.
For more information about the tour, or if you’re interested in attending any of the conversations, please visit bit.ly/CapBBPPT.
About Capital B
Capital B is a first-of-its-kind, Black-led nonprofit local and national news organization for Black audiences and was co-founded by CEO Lauren Williams, former SVP and editor in chief of Vox, and Chief Audience Officer Akoto Ofori-Atta, former managing editor of The Trace. Capital B sets out to deliver quality news and information that fosters civic engagement while offering a bold vision of meaningful change for Black voices and experiences.
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