Watch Roland Martin, Rep. G.K. Butterfield, Rev. William Barber, Edith Bartley, and the NewsOne Now panel discuss the battle against SB 873 in the video clip above.
ABC-11 reports that NC – NAACP President William Barber was removed from a flight in Washington D.C. Friday night and that there are concerns as to why he was asked to de-board the plane. The incident happened a little after 10pm at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. American Airlines Flight 5382 was scheduled to take […]
Early voting begins today and runs through March 12th, where you can register to vote as well as vote all on the same day. This also marks the first time the state’s photo identification requirement is being enforced, but there are other options. Listen as NC NAACP President Rev. William sheds light on the process and […]
The last few days have been filled with vigils, protests and prayer gatherings because of the incident where 24-year-old Akiel Denkins was shot and killed by a Raleigh police officer trying to serve him with a warrant on a felony drug charge. Akiel Denkins Mother Says She Needs Prayer [VIDEO] There are still so many […]
Rev. William Barber and his co-author, Jonathan Wilson Hartgrove, joined Roland Martin on NewsOne Now to discuss their new book, The Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and the Rise of a New Justice Movement.
Over the past two years, North Carolina has emerged as the national battleground for voting rights. At the same time our voting rights are being undermined, our rights to a fair criminal justice system, equitable public education and livable wages are also under attack. As a result, the people are fighting back. A group of marchers from across the nation […]
Today is election day and NC NAACP Pres. Rev. William Barber stopped by the studio to encourage us to go out to the polls and to give us 6 things we need to know about voting today. Listen to the full interview: Text “LIGHT” To 37890 for your chance at ticket giveaways and news before […]
This morning I read where NC is complying with an appeals court ruling to restore same-day registration and counting out-of-precinct ballots for the fall elections beginning Nov. 4th in NC. These are some laws that were passed but later challenged by civil rights groups to be unfair toward minority groups. To get a better understanding […]
NAACP NC President William Barber discusses why the NAACP can never go out of business during his stop at Unity In The Community 2014 in Raleigh.
NAACP NC President Rev. William Barber announced a major voter registration drive during Unity In The Community 2014. Barber said the NAACP, Forward Together Movement,…
