Naming White Supremacy’s Fears in A Third Reconstruction
I’ve known Rev. Barber very well for some time now. He has given a series…
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On this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 2016, RD offers a roundup of responses to Peter Laarman’s far-reaching interview with the Rev. William Barber on the occasion of the publication of “The Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and the Rise of a New Justice Movement”—a book that should be read, as Laarman says, “by anyone who cares about the unfinished human rights revolution in the United States.”
The Better Angels of Our Nature: The Need for a Third Reconstruction
At a time when so much of American politics seems incited by fear and hatred,…
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Why Faith Needs Redemptive Struggle to Be Meaningful
I have had the honor of working extensively with the Rev. Dr. William Barber II,…
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A Moral Movement Where Everyone Is in For the Long Haul
When I mention Moral Mondays to secular friends, few have heard of it. In faith-based…
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Challenging Plantation Capitalism: Rev. Barber’s Holy Cause
From the very beginning of Rev. William Barber’s ministry in the state of North Carolina…
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Confronting “Dangerous Memory,” Heeding the Power of the Moral Imagination
Rev. William Barber’s book, The Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and the Rise of…
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Rev. William Barber: Speaking “Truth that Empowers”
I moved to the Triangle area of North Carolina in 2014, and I had only…
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The Fusion Friendships of Rev. Barber’s Third Reconstruction
I first heard Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II speak at a Moral Mondays rally…
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“Fusion Politics” Is the Only Cure to America’s Plutocracy
Rev. William Barber’s conversation with Peter Laarman, here in RD, underscores an important strategic lesson for…
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Moral Mondays: The Battle For Justice Cannot Be Waged Only in the Courts
On a warm day in July 2013, I found myself on the wrong end of…
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