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Reverend William Barber Says: Leaders Need To Offer More Than Partisanship

“The language of left versus right, Democrat versus Republican was too puny, too small, and it automatically creates adversaries,” Rev. Barber told the Root.

By

Jessica Washington

Published

December 21, 2022
Education, News

Rev. William Barber To Lead Yale’s New Center for Theology and Public Policy

“I’m excited to move from…pastoral work with the congregation, to, in a sense, pastoring the movement with this center,” Rev. Barber tells The Root.

By

Jessica Washington

Published

December 20, 2022
William Barber II, Legendary Civil Rights Leader, Steps Down From NC NAACP Leadership Role

When the words “black liberation theology” are spoken, several names immediately come to mind: the Rev. James Cone, who coined the term; the Rev. Sojourner Truth; the Rev. Nat Turner; the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; the Rev. Jeremiah Wright; Dr. Cornel West; the Rev. Dr. Traci Blackmon; and the Rev. Dr. William Barber…

By

Kirsten West Savali

Published

May 11, 2017
News

Protesters Descend on NC Capitol to Protest GOP ‘Coup’

Protesters descended on the Republican-controlled North Carolina General Assembly this week to object to the legislature’s actions limiting the next governor’s power before he even takes office, reports the Associated Press. The demonstrators view the moves as an unconstitutional legislative coup by GOP legislators who are unhappy that their candidate didn’t win re-election. Democrat Roy Cooper narrowly…

By

The Root Staff

Published

December 17, 2016