Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II is co-author, with Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, of The Third Reconstruction: How a Moral Movement Is Overcoming the Politics of Fear and Division and the 2015-2016 recipient of the Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship. He is filing regular dispatches from the southern movement for racial justice for The Nation.

Rev. Barber is the architect of the Forward Together Moral Monday Movement, president of the North Carolina NAACP and pastor of the Greenleaf Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Goldsboro. He is also president of Repairers of the Breach. He is the 2015-2016 recipient of the Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship.

Social JusticeApril 3, 2019

The Next American Revolution

On the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech condemning the Vietnam War, we must remember that a nation founded in revolution must always remain open to reassessment in order to remain true to itself.

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
January 18, 2019

MLK Warned Us of the Well-Intentioned Liberal

Dr. King did not compromise on racial justice. Neither should we.

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
WorldDecember 9, 2018

Marc Lamont Hill Was Arguing for the Rights of Humans, Not of States

The important demand that CNN rehire Hill has obscured much of the actual content of his speech.

Phyllis Bennis and Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
Guns and Gun ControlOctober 28, 2018

In Response to Pittsburgh, We Must Come Together as One

We stand with the victims of every white-supremacist and racist and anti-Semitic assault back through history.

Phyllis Bennis and Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
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Supreme CourtOctober 5, 2018

If Kavanaugh Is Confirmed, We Need to Mobilize Like Never Before

His record indicates that he would stonewall movements against poverty, militarism, and racism for a generation.

Phyllis Bennis and Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
ActivismAugust 8, 2018

Creating a Moral Movement for Our Time

How a new Poor People’s Campaign is mobilizing, organizing, and building power nationwide.

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
SocietyJanuary 12, 2018

Nothing Would Be More Tragic Than to Turn Back Now

This Martin Luther King Day, we should remember that when we stand up and fight back, the seemingly indomitable giants of white supremacy can come down.

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
The RightOctober 17, 2017

The Values Voters Summit Props Up Our White-Supremacist Corporate Oligarchy

These Christian nationalists serve only the wealthiest Americans and take every opportunity to hurt the poor.

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
Ethical EconomicsJuly 26, 2017

A Response to the Evangelicals Who Support Trump: Have You Read the Bible Lately?

Two prominent ministers make a Christian case for government intervention in economic inequality.

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
Race and EthnicityFebruary 8, 2017

The Silencing of Coretta Scott King Is an Act of Systemic Racism

Elizabeth Warren wasn’t attacking Jeff Sessions’s character; she was using King’s observations to expose his support for racist policies.

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

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Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Social JusticeApril 3, 2019

On the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech condemning the Vietnam War, we must remember that a nation founded in revolution must always remain open to reassessment in order to remain true to itself.

January 18, 2019

Dr. King did not compromise on racial justice. Neither should we.

WorldDecember 9, 2018

The important demand that CNN rehire Hill has obscured much of the actual content of his speech.

Guns and Gun ControlOctober 28, 2018

We stand with the victims of every white-supremacist and racist and anti-Semitic assault back through history.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

Supreme CourtOctober 5, 2018

His record indicates that he would stonewall movements against poverty, militarism, and racism for a generation.

ActivismAugust 8, 2018

How a new Poor People’s Campaign is mobilizing, organizing, and building power nationwide.

SocietyJanuary 12, 2018

This Martin Luther King Day, we should remember that when we stand up and fight back, the seemingly indomitable giants of white supremacy can come down.

The RightOctober 17, 2017

These Christian nationalists serve only the wealthiest Americans and take every opportunity to hurt the poor.

Ethical EconomicsJuly 26, 2017

Two prominent ministers make a Christian case for government intervention in economic inequality.

Race and EthnicityFebruary 8, 2017

Elizabeth Warren wasn’t attacking Jeff Sessions’s character; she was using King’s observations to expose his support for racist policies.