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# William J. Barber II

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## William J. Barber II


Barber is president of Repairers of the Breach and co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. He is author of We Are Called to Be a Movement.


## William J. Barber II


* ![Mass Poor People's And Low-Wage Workers' Assembly](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb1c6c2a24550c35f/6998c8cf1f6709adb5f56a0e/Mass-poor-people-assembly.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 5, 2025  
### [Poor People Are America’s Swing Voters](https://time.com/7307430/poor-people-americas-swing-voters/)  
"We need a movement to engage poor people who haven’t voted because they’ve never imagined the syste...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![US-EDUCATION-STUDENT-DEBT](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt81a749f7f528f049/698a34e9929fadaa07bf8f0e/student-loan-relief.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 25, 2022  
### [The Hypocrisy of Opposing Student Loan Relief](https://time.com/6208577/student-loan-forgiveness-republicans-christianity-bible/)  
Republicans’ knee-jerk opposition to debt forgiveness conflicts with Christian values.  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Dr. Martin L. King Voting](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7a13cd9ee4fb6192/698a218816d8841314c3a3c7/Barber-Voting-Rights-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 14, 2022  
### [Voting Rights Isn’t Just a Black Issue](https://time.com/6139456/martin-luther-king-jr-voting-rights/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Children draw on top of a 'cancelled check' prop during a rally urging the passage of the Build Back Better legislation to extend the expanded Child Tax Credit, in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 13, 2021.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe60dfc56b05a8e6/698a20dcd0753372d9e6c5e9/christmas-low-income-families.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 20, 2021  
### [What Low-Wage Workers Understand About the True Meaning of Christmas](https://time.com/6128026/christmas-low-income-families/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Rev. William Barber speaks alongside Texas State Representatives and fellow religious leaders, in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 12, 2021.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt468e5301190095f1/698a1d0fb3fce390490c8563/William-Barber-Voting-Rights-Voter-Supression.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 20, 2021  
### [Democrats Must Pass Voting Rights Protections, But They Can't Codify a Lie](https://time.com/6099549/democrats-must-pass-voting-rights-protections-but-they-cant-codify-a-lie/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
* ![Voting Rights Georgia](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdf239163393098a9/698a18ad09208f82fb417d98/voting-rights-protest.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 14, 2021  
### [William Barber and Bernice King: We Must Reclaim Voting Rights as a Moral Issue](https://time.com/5954792/voting-rights-moral-issue/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![McDonald's Workers Strike For Higher Wages In Fort Lauderdale](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt554d1e1671f5756e/698a1750096a94249a6a923d/GettyImages-1151237683.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 17, 2021  
### [The Fight for $15 Is Our Selma](https://time.com/5940311/minimum-wage-biden/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II alongsi](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt037f74c1674bb2a4/698a167c22fb8560dde2bd99/Rev-William-J-Barber.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 21, 2021  
### ['We Must Have a Third Reconstruction.' Read the Full Text of the Rev. William J. Barber II's Sermon at the Inaugural Prayer Service](https://time.com/5931343/william-barber-inaugural-prayer-service-sermon/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![A pro-life supporter holds up a crucifix at the Texas State capitol on Jul. 1, 2013 in Austin](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda348efb9eb5b4d6/698a105ab21a9c33d7503d25/pro-life-states-coronavirus-usa-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 15, 2020  
### [COVID Deaths Surge Under 'Pro-Life' Leaders](https://time.com/5866928/coronavirus-pro-life/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![President Trump Signs Coronavirus Stimulus Bill In The Oval Office](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt58e8e4de35818773/698a0c4b096a9473ff6a7f56/trump-signs-coronavirus-relief-bill.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 2, 2020  
### [The Evil Tucked Into the $2 Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus Bill](https://time.com/5814076/coronavirus-stimulus-bill-corporate-bailout/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
* ![reverend-william-barber-opioids-issue](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt33b29378dba35db3/69892859ab6d7779de6b1d88/reverend-william-barber-opioids-issue.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 22, 2018  
### [Rev. Barber: How We Can Address Racial Inequalities in Handling Drug Addiction](https://time.com/5168711/opioids-crack-crises/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Jan 11, 2018  
### [President Trump’s New Judicial Nominee Is ‘Moral Poison’](https://time.com/5099446/donald-trump-judge-nominee-thomas-farr/)  
Picking a civil rights opponent while blocking two qualified African-American women  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Selma to Montgomery Alabama March](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt812d160fd54bbacf/6988b598cf40a884b6c4610b/mlk4.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 5, 2017  
### [Rev. Dr. Barber & Rev. Dr. Theoharis: It's Time to Fight for America's Soul](https://time.com/5048917/poor-peoples-campaign-martin-luther-king/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Apr 3, 2017  
### [Why We March 49 Years After Dr. King Was Assassinated](https://time.com/4720779/mlk-anniversary/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![rigging election- election fraud](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8cba586d06049246/6988ab3cf887dcccf0e97e9c/voter-fraud.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 24, 2016  
### [The Boogeyman of Voter Fraud Does Not Exist](https://time.com/4542534/voter-fraud-boogeyman/)  
'Raising the issue at the end of a losing campaign is a cynical attempt to manipulate fear'  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)

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