/tags/william-barber William Barber en-US Copyright Thu, 21 Jan 2021 18:37:24 GMT /news/2021-01-21/nc-rev-barber-holds-major-role-at-inauguration-service Reverend William Barber of Goldsboro delivered the homily at the official prayer service for the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden on Thursday.Barber… Thu, 21 Jan 2021 18:37:24 GMT /news/2021-01-21/nc-rev-barber-holds-major-role-at-inauguration-service Celeste Gracia, Associated Press /law/2019-06-06/civil-rights-leader-convicted-of-trespassing-at-legislature The civil rights leader who started the 'Moral Monday' protest movement in North Carolina has been found guilty of trespassing during a 2017 protest at… Thu, 06 Jun 2019 20:58:02 GMT /law/2019-06-06/civil-rights-leader-convicted-of-trespassing-at-legislature Associated Press /news/2017-05-11/naacps-barber-to-step-down The NAACP leader who launched the "Moral Monday" movement in North Carolina won’t seek another term as state chapter president.Instead, he said he will… Thu, 11 May 2017 16:56:25 GMT /news/2017-05-11/naacps-barber-to-step-down Associated Press /law/2016-01-13/what-do-these-two-ads-say-about-ncs-controversial-voting-law The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP complained this week that state officials are misleading voters with their educational campaign about the state’s… Thu, 14 Jan 2016 02:34:14 GMT /law/2016-01-13/what-do-these-two-ads-say-about-ncs-controversial-voting-law Jorge Valencia /politics/2013-12-17/fact-checking-art-pope-and-william-barbers-impromptu-debate An accidental debate between state budget director Art Pope and state NAACP President Rev. William Barber this month was a rare chance encounter between… Tue, 17 Dec 2013 23:07:48 GMT /politics/2013-12-17/fact-checking-art-pope-and-william-barbers-impromptu-debate Jorge Valencia /politics/2013-08-13/naacp-advocacy-organizations-challenge-voter-id-bill-in-lawsuit Several advocacy organizations have filed suit against the state of North Carolina after Governor Pat McCrory signed broad-based voting reform. Earlier… Tue, 13 Aug 2013 21:31:17 GMT /politics/2013-08-13/naacp-advocacy-organizations-challenge-voter-id-bill-in-lawsuit Dave DeWitt /politics/2013-08-05/as-moral-monday-goes-on-the-road-a-new-question-surfaces-can-this-movement-last Today is the first Monday in thirteen weeks without an NAACP led Moral Monday rally outside the Capitol in Raleigh. But the protests aren’t over. Rev.… Mon, 05 Aug 2013 11:21:00 GMT /politics/2013-08-05/as-moral-monday-goes-on-the-road-a-new-question-surfaces-can-this-movement-last Sam Sanders /politics/2013-03-07/a-look-back-at-the-1968-poor-peoples-campaign-and-how-we-create-black-and-brown-unity-today The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968 often overshadows what may be his most radical crusade. The Poor People’s Campaign in the spring… Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:36:50 GMT /politics/2013-03-07/a-look-back-at-the-1968-poor-peoples-campaign-and-how-we-create-black-and-brown-unity-today Nicole Campbell, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2013-03-07/a-look-back-at-the-1968-poor-peoples-campaign-and-how-we-create-black-and-brown-unity-today The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968 often overshadows what may be his most radical crusade. The Poor People’s Campaign in the spring… Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:36:50 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2013-03-07/a-look-back-at-the-1968-poor-peoples-campaign-and-how-we-create-black-and-brown-unity-today Nicole Campbell, Frank Stasio /the-state-of-things/2012-08-30/putting-a-face-on-poverty Since January, activists, journalists, non-profit workers and others have traveled around North Carolina to meet the state’s impoverished families. The… Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:36:00 GMT /the-state-of-things/2012-08-30/putting-a-face-on-poverty Frank Stasio, Shawn Wen