Barber's 2024 Poor People's Campaign impressed me. It was focused on ending poverty, ensuring health care, and a living wage. He worked very hard on organizing including hopping through 30 states to promote it. So I give the guy credit for that. Also, i was a bit interested in him because his assistant, Rev. Liz Theoharris, is the daughter of a professor friend of mine at Marquette University. I knew him well in the late 80's and 90's. I recall seeing Liz when she was only knee high to a grasshopper. Her dad got into some controversy (good trouble) here on his research of the FBI. Pretty radical guy. I hope Barber's health allows him to keep fighting; we need all hands on deck in these trying times. I was a bit disappointed, however, at the turnout for his speech at The Riverside Church.
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I've got to listen to more of this but I'm still not buying into William Barber - he's too much of a romantic from my point of view.
First I heard of him there was more of a militancy to his approach, but as media paid attention he became too 'liberal' for my taste. Then he started getting funds from those groups and that was enough for me.
It's no surprise he does not have more of a black following. Many AAs find him a bit sneaky & calculating. Almost fancing himself an inheritor of Dr King's legacy etc etc. NO!!!!
Anyway he's made amends for his bullshit response to Hamas Oct.7 attack but that's because he had to catch up to street progressives & rebels.
So no, i'm not big on William Barber, and please don't shoot😆