William Barber II
William Barber II escorted out of movie theater, denied disability accommodations
By Kathryn Post — December 27, 2023
(RNS) — The civil rights leader and minister was there to see ‘The Color Purple’ with his 90-year-old mother.
An online assembly attempts to correct March on Washington gender gap
By Yonat Shimron — August 24, 2023
(RNS) — None of the speeches at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom were delivered by women. The “She Speaks” online assembly is intended to lift up the voices of women fighting for racial justice.
Poverty is a lethal epidemic. It’s time to address it.
By William J. Barber II and Liz Theoharis — June 20, 2023
(RNS) — Politicians who fail to act are complicit in the deaths of thousands.
William Barber departs pulpit of Greenleaf Church with an ode to the power of disability
By Yonat Shimron — June 19, 2023
(RNS) — The sermon, which capped his 30-year tenure as pastor of the Disciples of Christ church in Goldsboro, North Carolina, was unusually personal.
Christian nationalists have provoked a pluralist resistance
By Ruth Braunstein — April 21, 2023
(RNS) — Those fighting for our democracy should be making headlines, too.
William Barber points to NFL players’ humanity in prayer for Damar Hamlin
By Kathryn Post — January 8, 2023
(RNS) — The league is still reeling from Hamlin’s on-field injury on Monday night.
Faith leaders call for Putin to extend Christmas truce into a permanent cease-fire
By Kathryn Post — January 5, 2023
(RNS) — ‘There are always risks in peace. But there’s a bigger risk in war,’ said one pastor calling Ukraine to embrace the truce.
Poor People’s Campaign asks Congress to vote on wages, voting rights before midterms
By Adelle M. Banks — September 28, 2022
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The letters were the latest plea for policy change by the movement modeled after the original Poor People’s Campaign started by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Poor People’s Campaign holds major DC rally to combat poverty
By Jack Jenkins — June 18, 2022
(RNS) — The Rev. William Barber II, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign, called legislation that hurts the poor ‘forms of policy murder.’
‘You wear out’: How chronic illness grounds and inspires William Barber’s activism
By Jack Jenkins — June 18, 2022
Earlier this year, Barber contacted Religion News Service to open up about his health struggles in detail for the first time.
Justin Bieber’s new tour offers incentives for fans to do good, support nonprofits
By Kathryn Post and Adelle M. Banks — February 22, 2022
(RNS) — Live Free USA, a criminal justice reform organization, is holding ‘justice and belonging’ training sessions ahead of the concert dates in cities where Bieber is scheduled to perform.
As Biden’s agenda navigates Congress, faith groups lobby Manchin
By Jack Jenkins — November 16, 2021
(RNS) — Regardless of their cause, faith groups across the spectrum are targeting the same Democratic senator: West Virginia’s Joe Manchin.
If faith leaders want to reach Gen Z, meet them in the streets
By Josh Packard, William J. Barber II, and A. Kazimir Brown — October 21, 2021
(RNS) — New data show that 20% of ‘very religious’ young people say they engage in acts of protest on a daily basis.
‘Spiritual convoy’ heads to California hearing on Apache sacred site at Oak Flat
By Alejandra Molina — October 6, 2021
(RNS) — Apache Stronghold members will stop on their way to meet with Native American communities and faith leaders before an Oct. 22 court hearing.
Vatican poverty conference features activist William Barber, message from pope
By Jack Jenkins and Claire Giangravé — October 4, 2021
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Barber is co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign, a faith-led anti-poverty initiative.
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