In the midst of a pandemic, Rev. William Barber’s June 20 March on Washington goes digital.
William Barber II
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Confronting Politicians with the Reality of Poverty
The Poor People’s Campaign gathered this week in Washington, demanding change from both presidential candidates and members of Congress.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Photos from the Moral March on Raleigh
Thousands in North Carolina protested both state policy and the Trump administration.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Reverend William Barber Is on a Mission from God: Change the Country’s Moral Narrative
A conversation with the architect of “Moral Mondays” on the struggle for voting rights, Fight for 15, and building toward a third Reconstruction.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Can Moral Mondays Produce Victorious Tuesdays?
North Carolina’s protest movement has galvanized the state’s progressives, but couldn’t stop 2014’s Republican tide. Its leaders say they’re only just beginning.
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Tragedy, Privation and Hope: Joy Boothe’s Inspiring Journey to Moral Monday
Horrifically orphaned and raised with prejudice, she built a house and a new life with her own hands. Now hers are among many building a movement for justice.
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Shifting Tactics, Moral Monday Movement Launches a New Freedom Summer
Fifty years after the murders of Schwerner, Chaney and Goodman, North Carolina activists move from civil disobedience to big voter mobilization push.
Posted inEducation in America
Moral Mondays: Capitol Showdown
Fifteen protesters have a breakthrough night in North Carolina’s long-running budget battles.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Moral Monday Movement Gears Up for Round Two
As the North Carolina state legislature reopens on May 14 with no ideological reversal in sight, the Monday takeovers of the rotunda will resume. So, likely, will the arrests.
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Moral Monday Protesters Bring the Fight to Georgia
40 people were arrested at the Georgia State Senate protesting a bill that would prohibit the expansion of Medicaid