William Barber II

Low-Income Voters Were Key To Toppling Trump, Study Finds

Low-income voters helped deliver Joe Biden victories, especially in battleground states, concludes a study by the Poor People's Campaign.
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Low-Income Voters In Key States Could Swing Senate Races, Activists Say

Rev. William Barber II's Poor People’s Campaign is trying to organize low-income voters to make sure their concerns are heard during the 2020 election.
By Russell Contreras, AP

50 Years After MLK, Pastors Lead A New Poor People's March

Following in Martin Luther King Jr.'s footsteps, two pastors are building a movement that highlights the plight and power of poor Americans.
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Christians Plan National Day Of Prayer To Support Trump Impeachment Inquiry

Progressive Christians across the country are asking Congress to shed the "light of truth" on Trump.
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The Rev. William Barber II Arrested The Same Day He's Awarded MacArthur Genius Grant

The progressive pastor was arrested in Chicago while demonstrating with workers demanding union rights.
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Opinion | Poor People's Campaign Is The Angry Response To Inequality America Needs

Fifty years after his original vision, Dr. King would be appalled.
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2 Ministers Are Trying To Revive The Campaign To End Poverty That MLK Started

“The time is now — more than ever — for us to have a Poor People's Campaign.”
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Activist Clergy Arrested At Capitol Hill During Protest Against Health Care Bill

"It is time to stop cloaking your greed in religious language."
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Religious Leaders Decry The Basic Immorality Of GOP Health Care Bill

“When our democracy is sick, we must be the healers,”
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