The State of the People Power Tour comes to Newark and a preview of the 78th Cannes Film Festival

By Doug Doyle

Published May 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM EDT

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The State of the People Power Tour makes a stop in Newark on May 13 at Newark Symphony Hall

On the May 10 WBGO Journal...

Host Doug Doyle chats with organizers of the Newark edition of State of the People Power Tour. Lisa Durden, Desiree Peterkin Bell, Jayé Da’Vaughn and A'Dorian Murray-Thomas talk about the full day of activities on May 13 at Newark Symphony Hall. The State of the People Power Tour is a nationwide call to action: a movement to rally, restore and reimagine what’s possible for Black communities across the U.S.

Lisa Durden (top left), Desiree Peterkin Bell (top right), A'Dorian Murray-Thomas (bottom left) and Jayé Da’Vaughn (bottom right) join WBGO's Doug Doyle for a preview of the State of the People Power Tour coming to Newark Symphony Hall on May 13

WBGO’s Janice Kirkel tells us about the Cop2Cop program. Cop2Cop is a peer-support helpline based at the National Call Center at Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.

And film critic Harlan Jacobson gets us ready for the 78th Cannes Film Festival….