Award-winning journalist Soledad OโBrien today unveiled โI AM LATINO IN AMERICA,”ย a national tour of conversations that amplify the Latino voice on critical community issues.
Theย Tourย kicks offย September 28ย at Florida International University, with plans to roll out inย fiveย more cities including Edinburg, TX andย Los Angeles, CA.ย Additionalย tours are planned for the spring and summer of 2016, with more than 15 cities expected to host the live event.
O’Brienย is a former CNN and NBC anchor and theย CEO of multimedia production and distribution company,ย Starfish Media Group.ย She previously hosted twoย โBlack in Americaโย tours that highlighted issues like police brutality and civil rights.ย Theย โI AM LATINO IN AMERICA”ย tourย will addressย voting, the economy, and educationย issues.
Influential celebrities, national and local advocates, business leaders, students and academicsย will join OโBrien along the tour.ย โLatinos are 54 million strong, make up a quarter of the children in this country,ย andย include 25 million voters with $1.5 trillion in buying power,โ said O’Brien.ย โOur tour will empower the U.S. Hispanic communityโs collective voice in a crucial election year.”
More than 4,000 college students as well as local and nationalย Latinoย leaders are expected to attend the first three events hosted byย the followingย colleges and universities.
- Sept. 28: Miami, FL โ Florida International University
- Oct. 5: Edinburg, TX โ University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley
- Oct. 15: Los Angeles, CA โ Occidental College
Making the tour possible is presenting sponsor Northwestern Mutual and sponsors Macyโs and Southwest Airlines.ย The tour is co-produced by INGEรUITY, a content and experiential event firm that creates, designs and produces groundbreaking signature platforms connecting brands to people experiences.ย โI AM LATINO IN AMERICAโย is the inaugural tour from INGEรUITYโs Success Stories Live! Tours Division.