Poverty
Rev. Barber’s question: ‘What kind of America will we be?’
June 22, 2018The poor, who spoke for themselves at the mass event, brought their personal experiences at about what it’s like to be poor in 2018.
Read more‘We won’t be silent anymore’: Poor People’s Campaign speaks to Congress
June 14, 2018Their aim, as Rev. Barber made clear, was not to get applause, but to make the nation weep at the crisis of poverty in one of the richest countries in the world.
Read moreConnecticut Poor People’s Campaign marches on state capitol
June 13, 2018According to the Poor People's Campaign audit, 42 percent of the state's residents are poor or low income and 524,000 make less than $15 an hour.
Read moreLower income? Trump and Ben Carson want to raise your rent
June 7, 2018For Shannon Brown and her daughter, raising HUD rents could mean homelessness.
Read moreBarber: The rejected ‘are the cornerstones who can rebuild America’
June 4, 2018The New Poor People’s Campaign is putting the fights against poverty, racism and war on the front burner across the nation.
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