The new Center for Public Theology and Public Policy will work at the intersection of theology and advocacy. Barber joins Yale’s faculty as founding director.
With a guest performance by Grammy winner Chrisette Michele, the 7 p.m. ceremony at the Marriott Marquis in Northwest, Washington, D.C., honors individuals who show continuous support of the Black Press and the Black Community.
Award-winning author and scholar Peniel E. Joseph talks to ESSENCE about Black womens' influence in our historical fight for justice and his new book The Third Reconstruction.
On June 18, when we read Parashat Beha’alotcha, the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival is sponsoring an event called the “Moral March on Washington and to the Polls,” to uplift the lives of poor and low-wage people in our country.
The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II will be honored Saturday along with other national figures for his life’s work in promoting social justice and world peace.