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June 3, 2025

Trump budget bill is ‘largest transfer of wealth’ since slavery, says Rev. William Barber after US Capitol arrest

"This is a big, ugly, deadly, destructive bill," Barber told theGrio a couple of hours after being released from police…
September 15, 2023

Gov. DeSantis receives cease and desist letter for spewing hate

Gov. DeSantis and Florida lawmakers will receive a cease and desist letter in the aftermath of the murders of three…
May 7, 2022

NC Supreme Court won’t hear case of Rev. Barber’s conviction

The state Supreme Court denied Rev. William Barber II's appeal of his 2019 trial when he was found guilty for…
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February 25, 2019

Poor People’s 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
November 15, 2018

Rev. Dr. William Barber calls out “Christian Nationalism” and liberals who didn’t stand up against voter suppression

It was the work Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t get to finish. And some say, even got him killed.
May 11, 2017

North Carolina NAACP leader William Barber to step down

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Rev. William Barber, who led the state NAACP in blocking North Carolina's attempts to limit…
April 18, 2016

State NAACP leader removed from flight for being “disruptive”

Sometimes “keeping it real” goes wrong- even when you’re a pastor. The Rev. William Barber, president of the North Carolina
April 18, 2016

State NAACP leader removed from flight for being "disruptive"

Sometimes “keeping it real” goes wrong- even when you’re a pastor. The Rev. William Barber, president of the North Carolina
January 21, 2014

Sen. Tim Scott called a ‘dummy’ for the Tea Party by NAACP leader

theGRIO REPORT - Barber took Scott to task for backing Tea Party policies he believes are detrimental to people of…
June 5, 2013

North Carolina activists rage against GOP legislature in 'Moral Monday' protest

theGRIO REPORT - A new civil disobedience movement is gaining momentum in North Carolina...
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…
July 27, 2012

NAACP backs 'Stand Your Ground' defense for Georgia prisoner

John McNeil has been in prison for five and half years after being found guilty on murder charges....
May 10, 2012

Is same-sex marriage a political or religious issue?

theGRIO REPORT - It is a question that many are contemplating as North Carolinians digest a new reality where same-sex…