50 Years After MLK, Pastors Lead A New Poor People’s Campaign
More than 50 years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. called for a Poor People’s March on Washington to demand economic justice, two pastors are attempting to revive King’s…
‘Lot of fear’: Coronavirus pandemic compounds dire situation for poor Americans
By 8 a.m. on Wednesday, the line outside St. Paul and St. Andrew United Methodist Church in New York City stretched around the block. But this wasn’t any ordinary morning.…
The Rev. William Barber II Arrested The Same Day He’s Awarded MacArthur Genius Grant
As the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced this year’s 25 MacArthur fellows, one recipient of the prestigious award ― a progressive Christian pastor ― was busy getting…
2 Ministers Are Trying To Revive The Campaign To End Poverty That MLK Started
He couldn’t stop thinking about them, their wide eyes and the silent hunger that lay behind them. Staring up at the ceiling from his motel bed, Dr. Martin Luther King…