Poor People's Campaign Coverage

Barber rallies voters against 'sinful' policies

Rev. William Barber III fired up the crowd at a get-out-the-vote rally in Raleigh on March 2, 2024.

Poor People's Campaign rallies to get out the vote

Carrying signs in support of unions, universal health care, a $15 minimum wage, LGBTQ+ rights, gun control, education funding and an end to systemic poverty and racism, young and old and people of all races packed the grounds of the capitol.

Poor People's Campaign announces voter mobilization initiative

The Poor People's Campaign announced Monday a major initiative to get voters to the polls for the primaries and the general election.

'Part of history:' Dozens of youth from southeast Raleigh to rally in DC on Juneteenth weekend

In the spirit Dr. King, around 40 young people from Southeast Raleigh will be traveling to Washington, DC, lending their voices as part of Saturday's rally for the Poor People's Campaign.

Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter

Mother vows to never stop fighting for her son, the underprivileged

Her son Michael passed away from colon cancer. She shared he had a medical condition that made him likely for the disease, but she says he couldn't afford regular colonoscopies and he eventually got the disease.

Rally to reduce poverty held in downtown Raleigh

A rally to reduce poverty for North Carolinians is being held in downtown Raleigh Monday. The goal is to pressure state lawmakers to make changes that will improve the quality of life for those living in poverty.

Rally in Raleigh brings attention to poverty, pushes lawmakers for change

Hundreds of voting rights supporters gathered outside of the state capitol, hoping to call attention to voter suppression and efforts to fight poverty.

Julian Grace, WRAL anchor/reporter

Protesters call for better pandemic response, more aid to working poor

Activists held a Monday afternoon protest in downtown Raleigh, calling on state and national leaders to do more to help combat the coronavirus pandemic.

Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief

Demonstrators want more action on pandemic from national, NC leaders

Activists held a Monday afternoon protest in downtown Raleigh, calling on state and national leaders to do more to help combat the coronavirus pandemic.

DAVID NEAL: Work to heal the pandemic of poverty and cancer of racism

Thursday, June 11, 2020 -- Poverty and racism diminish us all, and we all have a role in dismantling both. When one person lacks health care, paid sick leave, or a home, then all are more at risk. The pandemic has revealed the inseparability among our fates that has always been there. The multiracial Black Lives Matter movement to end the senseless killing of Black mother's sons and daughters has the promise to make us finally live up to our shared creed of liberty and justice for all.

Advocates to call for poverty relief before Legislature meets

The Poor People's Campaign will be in Raleigh on Wednesday to target newly elected lawmakers to support laws to help people in poverty.

Poor People's Campaign to call on lawmakers to help those in poverty

The Poor People's Campaign will be in Raleigh on Wednesday to target newly elected lawmakers to support laws to help people in poverty.

Emmy Victor, WRAL reporter

Triangle residents travel to DC for Poor People's Campaign protest

Triangle residents loaded buses early Saturday morning to attend the Poor People's Campaign protest in Washington, D.C.

Weekly protests conclude at legislature, but movement continues

State lawmakers took Monday off after several long days last week, but that didn't stop protesters from conducting the last of a series of weekly demonstrations at the General Assembly.

Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief

Dozens arrested during protest at legislature

Almost three dozen people were arrested Monday at the Legislative Building during part of a national protest.

Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief

Barber once again leads protest at General Assembly

Former state NAACP leader Rev. William Barber, who gained national prominence by his weekly "Moral Monday" protests against the Republican-led legislature that led to hundreds of arrests, was back at the General Assembly on Tuesday to lead another demonstration.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter, & Kasey Cunningham, WRAL reporter

Chanting protesters arrested at General Assembly

Singing, changing, reading a list of demands, the N.C. People's Campaign demanded meetings with lawmakers but wound up getting arrested.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter