Reverend William Barber II is our most eloquent spokesman for civil rights today. Some believe he is the next Martin Luther King Jr.
He just stepped down as head of the North Carolina NAACP, where he saw daily assaults on voting rights, public schools, and poor people. He started the Moral Mondays Movement, where people witnessed on the steps of the Legislature, which busily enacted laws to strip away the rights of citizens of the state.
He is starting a national organization to fight for a moral vision for America.
He spoke at the Schott Foundation dinner on May 11. Here is his speech. You are in for a treat.
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Thank you so much for sharing this with us! I really needed it. As we all do.
We need a spokesperson for the “moral high ground” at this time when all we hear are the greedy and crude. We need a voice that represents the interests of the poor now that everything has become monetized and commercialized. Public education needs more supportive voices than ever before because the billionaires and corporations are trying to destroy this democratic institution that is an investment in our collective future. We need more vocal defenders and activists.
Brilliant. A rebirth of the moral imagination.
The Rev. Barber allowed himself to be used to smear the reputation of Sanders right before a raft of Southern Democratic primaries. It was a sad performance that revealed much about Barber’s character. Has he ever admitted that he should not have done so? Of course not.
Barber calculated his potential gain by his willingness to cast doubt on a candidate who was fighting for the rights of Blacks at U. of Chicago when Hillary was shilling for Goldwater. Another MLK? Sorry, King was a man of integrity, not an opportunist.
Bernie begs to differ:
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Steven Levitt, controversial economist and author wrote the post, “(Roland) Fryer and Levitt Go Ghetto” at the Freakonomics blog.
A decade ago, it was he and Brian Jacob who chose to report on cheating at Chicago Public Schools.
Levitt is a board member of a charter chain.