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Author Archives: The Rev. William Barnwell

White fears, black people: voluntary segregation and how to stop it

by The Rev. William BarnwellJanuary 28, 2020January 30, 2020

In late October 2019, at the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago, former First Lady Michelle Obama said she “can’t make people not be afraid of black people.” Continuing, she said, “I don’t know what’s going on. I can’t explain what’s happening in your head. But maybe if I show up every day as a human, […]

Corporate wealth or the truth

by The Rev. William BarnwellDecember 16, 2019December 16, 2019

As activists are arrested in Baton Rouge, in-depth coverage shows Louisiana’s ‘Death Alley’ to the world

by The Rev. William BarnwellNovember 13, 2019November 13, 2019

David v. Goliath: The October March to save lives in Louisiana’s ‘Death Alley’

by The Rev. William BarnwellOctober 10, 2019November 7, 2019

The Big March to Save Lives in Death Alley

by The Rev. William BarnwellJuly 29, 2019November 13, 2019

It’s time to abolish money bail and conviction fees in New Orleans courts

by The Rev. William BarnwellJune 12, 2019November 7, 2019

Death penalty repeal gaining momentum — but needs your support

by The Rev. William BarnwellJanuary 28, 2019November 7, 2019

How to fight the polarization that’s poisoning our politics and our city: listen to each other’s stories

by The Rev. William BarnwellDecember 6, 2018November 7, 2019

Coming Together after Pittsburgh: Our faiths have watered the same ‘Tree of Life’

by The Rev. William BarnwellOctober 31, 2018November 7, 2019

Searching for social and political healing at a time of deep national shame

by The Rev. William BarnwellSeptember 8, 2018November 7, 2019

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