Rev. William Barber

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Poor People's Campaign
March 15, 2022

Poor People’s Campaign holds multi-state rallies calling for the end of US poverty

The Poor People's Campaign held its first in-person march and rally in Cleveland, Ohio -- the first of several marches…
Vice President Kamala Harris
March 6, 2022

VP Harris champions voting rights on ‘Bloody Sunday’ anniversary: ‘We will not let setbacks stop us’

Vice President Harris joined leaders in Selma to commemorate 57 years since protesters were brutally beaten on the Edmund Pettus…
White House Voting Rights Protest
November 17, 2021

Hundreds arrested outside White House during second day of voting rights protests

Hundreds of demonstrators were arrested outside the White House on Wednesday during a second day of mass protests for voting…
November 9, 2021

Black man honored with funeral 123 years after being murdered in N.C. massacre

Joshua Halsey was one of possibly 250 victims of a massacre by white supremacists in November 1898, according to research…
Jesse Jackson thegrio.com
June 24, 2021

Jesse Jackson arrested after protesting over voting rights bill

Rev. Jesse Jackson and about 20 other activists were arrested after a nonviolent protest outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
Sen. Joe Manchin thegrio.com
June 15, 2021

Hundreds gather in West Virginia to protest Manchin over voting rights

On Monday, protesters marched to Senator Joe Manchin’s office in West Virginia to demand his support for voting rights and…
December 12, 2017

The Alabama Senate race is about the future of the South

The epic U.S. Senate contest between Roy Moore and Doug Jones is far more than a local race
June 22, 2015

The danger with making the Confederate flag and Dylann Roof the face of racism

The Confederate flag and Dylann Storm Roof are perhaps the most potent and virulent symbols of racial hatred these days,
June 14, 2015

Here's how Rachel Dolezal can redeem herself with black America

theGrio REPORT - Rachel Dolezal had quite a week, perhaps unlike anyone you know, as her parents revealed that the…
December 5, 2013

NAACP leader, 11 others guilty in NC "Moral Mondays' protests

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A judge has found North Carolina NAACP President William Barber and 11 others guilty of second-degree…
September 16, 2013

Has the National Action Network surpassed the NAACP in influence?

theGRIO REPORT - For now, those organizations are planning their next steps, separately and together...
July 29, 2013

Franklin McCain, 53 years after Greensboro sit-ins, sees parallels in current North Carolina rights battles

theGRIO REPORT - It’s been more than 53 years since Feb. 1, 1960, the day when Franklin McCain, David Richmond,…
June 10, 2013

North Carolina's Republican legislature continues to clash with local activists

theGRIO REPORT - The list of conservative proposals undertaken by McCrory and the North Carolina general assembly is long, including…
January 15, 2013

theGrio’s 100: William Barber, fighting for the rights of all North Carolinians

theGRIO's 100 - The Rev. Dr. William Barber is a modern-day civil rights leader who has led the fight for…
November 5, 2012

Black church leaders urge congregations to vote

theGRIO REPORT - With just one day to go before the presidential election, on Sunday African-American church leaders fired up…
December 5, 2011

NAACP report on supression of black vote: The new Jim Crow?

theGRIO REPORT - A new NAACP report on the suppression of the black vote refers to recent right-wing political tactics…