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  • Amazing Grace. Black woman with Afro standing in front of microphone on a podium.

    'Amazing Grace' and Poor People's Campaign Embark On Voter Registration Tour

    The Aretha Franklin-focused documentary will screen for free in 22 states ahead of the general election.

    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Sep 9, 2019 12:59PM EDT
    The Reverend Dr. William Barber and Okwui Okpokwasili. Black man in black and purple clerical robes in front of white background; Black woman in green jacket in front of grey background

    Rev. Dr. William Barber II and Okwui Okpokwasili Earn MacArthur 'Genius' Awards

    The minister and multimedia artist feature among several creators, organizers and scholars of color who earned the MacArthur Foundation’s annual honor.

    Sameer Rao Oct 4, 2018 6:03PM EDT
    People outside, standing in grass, holding white, black and red sign that reads, "Somebody's hurting our people, we won't be silent anymore."

    Poor People's Campaign Launches With March on Capitol Hill

    The campaign’s list of demands directly address the issues of systemic racism and economic inequality.

    Kenrya Rankin May 14, 2018 4:36PM EDT
    Four faith leaders holding papers standing in front of United Church of Christ.

    Faith Leaders Revive MLK's 'Poor People's Campaign' 50 Years Later

    Faith leaders around the country are recreating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s mass mobilization of working-class people.

    catherine lizette gonzalez Dec 4, 2017 3:07PM EST

    READ: Rev. William Barber on Why He Was Arrested in the Fight for 15 Actions

    “I was arrested this week because it’s wrong for the richest nation in the history of the world to pay half its African-American workers and 60 percent of its Latino workers less than $15 an hour.”

    Kenrya Rankin Dec 2, 2016 12:10PM EST
    White sign with purple lettering and multicolored images against white door with gold handle in foreground of voters in multicolored clothing assembled in line

    North Carolina NAACP Files Federal Suit to Stop State Voter Suppression

    An emergency hearing will take place in federal court tomorrow. 

    Sameer Rao Nov 1, 2016 4:38PM EDT
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