Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

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The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II is the Nation’s Civil Rights correspondent, and President and Senior Lecturer of Repairers of the Breach, Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival, and Professor in the Practice of Public Theology and Public Policy and Founding Director of the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at Yale Divinity School. His most recent book is White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy.

Creating a Moral Movement for Our Time

Creating a Moral Movement for Our Time Creating a Moral Movement for Our Time

How a new Poor People’s Campaign is mobilizing, organizing, and building power nationwide.

Aug 8, 2018 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Nothing Would Be More Tragic Than to Turn Back Now Nothing Would Be More Tragic Than to Turn Back Now

This Martin Luther King Day, we should remember that when we stand up and fight back, the seemingly indomitable giants of white supremacy can come down.

Jan 12, 2018 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the Values Voter Summit

The Values Voters Summit Props Up Our White-Supremacist Corporate Oligarchy The Values Voters Summit Props Up Our White-Supremacist Corporate Oligarchy

These Christian nationalists serve only the wealthiest Americans and take every opportunity to hurt the poor.

Oct 17, 2017 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Donald Trump Prayer Circle

A Response to the Evangelicals Who Support Trump: Have You Read the Bible Lately? A Response to the Evangelicals Who Support Trump: Have You Read the Bible Lately?

Two prominent ministers make a Christian case for government intervention in economic inequality.

Jul 26, 2017 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

Coretta KingCoretta Scott King and Jeff Sessions

The Silencing of Coretta Scott King Is an Act of Systemic Racism The Silencing of Coretta Scott King Is an Act of Systemic Racism

Elizabeth Warren wasn’t attacking Jeff Sessions’s character; she was using King’s observations to expose his support for racist policies.

Feb 8, 2017 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Pat McCrory

North Carolina: A Case Study for Resistance in the Trump Era North Carolina: A Case Study for Resistance in the Trump Era

In forcing Pat McCrory out of office, we proved that we do not have to concede the battle in the South.

Dec 7, 2016 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Trump / Wilmington riots

The Scary History of Trump’s Second-Amendment Call to Action The Scary History of Trump’s Second-Amendment Call to Action

In North Carolina, we have heard this before, and lived through the bloody consequences of white terrorist rhetoric.

Aug 17, 2016 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

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‘Hope’ Is a Verb, and It Can Revive Our Democracy ‘Hope’ Is a Verb, and It Can Revive Our Democracy

Our moral movement is spreading out from North Carolina, one powerful gathering at a time.

Aug 12, 2016 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Orlando Shooting Vigil

Hate Must Not Have the First, Last, or Loudest Word Hate Must Not Have the First, Last, or Loudest Word

We cannot allow those who would profit off our pain to cause us to hate.

Jun 13, 2016 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Senator Jesse Helms

The ‘Bathroom Bill’ Is an Old Ploy That Can’t Stop Our New Movement The ‘Bathroom Bill’ Is an Old Ploy That Can’t Stop Our New Movement

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory and his allies are bringing back sex-panic tactics that Jesse Helms perfected decades ago.

May 23, 2016 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

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