Raleigh’s resident communist and ‘community organizer.
Organized Moral Monday, giving the welfare folks something to do once a week.
Ever seen the size of that guy?
A local radio show host refers to him as ‘The Buffet Slayer’.
Since 2006 he has been president of the NAACP's North Carolina state chapter, the largest in the Southern United States and the second-largest in the country.
Historian and professor Timothy Tyson named Barber, "the most important progressive political leader in this state in generations."
In 2016, he delivered a speech at the Democratic National Convention.
In 2017, Barber was awarded an honorary doctorate from Drew University, his alma mater, and also delivered the university's sesquicentennial address at commencement exercises.
Rev. William J. Barber II, left, and Daily Show host Trevor Noah.