/tags/rev-william-barber Rev. William Barber en-US Copyright Tue, 20 Jun 2023 19:49:54 GMT /news/2023-06-20/bishop-william-barber-retires-from-goldsboro-church-will-continue-activism North Carolina civil rights leader Bishop William Barber says he will continue his work as an activist following his final sermon at Greenleaf Christian Church in Goldsboro. Tue, 20 Jun 2023 19:49:54 GMT /news/2023-06-20/bishop-william-barber-retires-from-goldsboro-church-will-continue-activism Will Michaels /news/2022-05-06/nc-supreme-court-wont-hear-case-of-rev-barbers-conviction The decisions, which come after a Court of Appeals ruling in December also siding with the state, appear to mean Barber's second-degree trespass conviction is final. Fri, 06 May 2022 19:23:45 GMT /news/2022-05-06/nc-supreme-court-wont-hear-case-of-rev-barbers-conviction Associated Press /news/2021-07-21/fast-food-workers-demonstrate-to-raise-the-federal-minimum-wage Fast-food employees in Durham, and cities across the state and country, went on strike and protested on the 12th anniversary of the last time the minimum wage was raised. Wed, 21 Jul 2021 15:21:17 GMT /news/2021-07-21/fast-food-workers-demonstrate-to-raise-the-federal-minimum-wage Cole del Charco /podcast/tested-podcast/2020-10-02/from-the-pews-to-the-polls African American churches have long been more than just a place to pray. They have served as spaces to organize and advance civil rights, and in the leadā€¦ Fri, 02 Oct 2020 21:17:17 GMT /podcast/tested-podcast/2020-10-02/from-the-pews-to-the-polls Leoneda Inge, Charlie Shelton-Ormond /race-demographics/2020-07-20/strike-for-black-lives-calls-attention-to-racial-economic-injustice Tens of thousands of workers in more than 25 cities are expected to participate in a full-day strike today as part of the ā€œStrike for Black Lives.ā€ Thoseā€¦ Mon, 20 Jul 2020 16:32:10 GMT /race-demographics/2020-07-20/strike-for-black-lives-calls-attention-to-racial-economic-injustice Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao /news/2019-02-25/poor-peoples-campaign-to-hold-bus-tours-of-poverty-areas The Poor People's Campaign will hold bus tours of poverty-stricken areas in more than 20 states to call attention to "what the national emergencies reallyā€¦ Mon, 25 Feb 2019 15:27:14 GMT /news/2019-02-25/poor-peoples-campaign-to-hold-bus-tours-of-poverty-areas Associated Press /news/2018-10-04/nc-civil-rights-leader-receives-genius-grant The North Carolina minister who's been arrested at least 14 times as he fights for poor people and civil rights issues says he's overwhelmed to haveā€¦ Thu, 04 Oct 2018 18:56:33 GMT /news/2018-10-04/nc-civil-rights-leader-receives-genius-grant Associated Press /show/the-state-of-things/2018-05-09/moving-beyond-christian-nationalism-to-a-spiritual-reconstruction At an Easter dinner gathering in 2016, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgroveā€™s teenage son and his grandfather began to butt heads. The topic was the upcomingā€¦ Wed, 09 May 2018 16:39:27 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-05-09/moving-beyond-christian-nationalism-to-a-spiritual-reconstruction Frank Stasio, Dana Terry /arts-culture/2018-05-09/moving-beyond-christian-nationalism-to-a-spiritual-reconstruction At an Easter dinner gathering in 2016, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgroveā€™s teenage son and his grandfather began to butt heads. The topic was the upcomingā€¦ Wed, 09 May 2018 16:39:27 GMT /arts-culture/2018-05-09/moving-beyond-christian-nationalism-to-a-spiritual-reconstruction Frank Stasio, Dana Terry /politics/2015-07-17/four-reasons-why-the-federal-voting-trial-matters The first week of a federal trial challenging North Carolinaā€™s voting regulations is wrapping up in Winston-Salem. The plaintiffs - a group including theā€¦ Fri, 17 Jul 2015 15:58:56 GMT /politics/2015-07-17/four-reasons-why-the-federal-voting-trial-matters Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Jeff Tiberii