A Damn Embarrassment....

[Pioneer1]

 

Seriously....
What good is this shit?

This is a straight up EMBARASSMENT to Black manhood.
You went from actually fighting...literally fighting....racism; to now just throwing up your hands and doing nothing or kneeling down on the ground and getting arrested peacefully.
 

 

 

Capitol Police Arrest Pastor During Prayer Protest

Story by Jordan King

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Rev. William Barber was arrested Monday in the Capitol Rotunda while leading a prayer protest against Republican budget cuts.

He and two others were charged with "crowding, obstructing, and incommoding" by the Capitol Police.

Newsweek has contacted Barber's group, Repairers of the Breach, via email, for comment.

 

 

Why It Matters

Barber is a North Carolina progressive activist known for his Moral Monday movement—weekly sessions of civil disobedience in a "moral critique" of state policies.

His arrest has intensified the national debate on religious expression and protest rights in government spaces.

The incident comes just days after President Donald Trump's task force on anti-Christian bias had its first meeting on April 22.

Newsweek has contacted Attorney General Pam Bondi, who chairs the group, via the Florida Attorney General's Communications Office, for comment.

What To Know

Barber was arrested alongside Rev. Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, and Steve Swayne, director of St. Francis Springs Prayer Center, in the Capitol Rotunda on April 28, according to the Religious News Service (RNS).

The Capitol Police told Newsweek: "They were arrested for demonstrating inside the Congressional Buildings, which is not allowed in any form, to include but not limited to sitting, kneeling, group praying, singing, chanting, etc.

 

"In this case they started praying quietly and then began to pray out loud. That is when we gave them multiple warnings to stop or they would be arrested. Three people didn't stop.

"The charge is 22-1307 Crowding, Obstructing, and Incommoding. There are other spots on Capitol grounds where this type of demonstrating is allowed."

The group's protest was aimed at highlighting severe budget cuts feared to jeopardize programs such as Medicaid and Social Security. The three men frequently chanted "Against the conspiracy of cruelty, we plead the power of your mercy," RNS reported.

"To think that we went in to pray against the budget, but to pray nonetheless—and the order now is that, evidently, if you pray, you are seen as violating the rules of the Rotunda," Barber said.

Barber has previously delivered sermons on the Capitol steps and addressed a Moral Monday gathering at the Supreme Court.

 

 

 

 

 

Capitol Police Arrest Pastor During Prayer Protest

 

 

 

 So.......you see "Run DMC" (without Jam Master J) standing out there next to him; I wonder what did THEY do to help their pastor friend?
What power did THEY have to keep him from getting arrested????
 

[ProfD]

2 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

 

Seriously....
What good is this shit?

This is a straight up EMBARASSMENT to Black manhood.
You went from actually fighting...literally fighting....racism; to now just throwing up your hands and doing nothing or kneeling down on the ground and getting arrested peacefully.
 

IMO, old, crippled dudes like Rev. William Barber and Rep. Al Green do not represent or reflect Black manhood.

 

These dudes are Civil Rights relics either praying to deaf ears and/or yelling at clouds. Younger Black folks aren't really listening to them.

 

They are about as relevant as two old n8gglets sitting in lawm chairs, sipping sweet tea and talking about how things used to be back in the days when they were rolling with real cats like the honorable Minister Malcolm X and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

 

2 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

 

So.......you see "Run DMC" (without Jam Master J) standing out there next to him; I wonder what did THEY do to help their pastor friend?
What power did THEY have to keep him from getting arrested????

The Congressmen should have made Rev. Barber aware of the laws at the Capitol. They certainly weren't out there getting arrested with him.

 

The Democratic party and its agents are crashing out on dumb sh8t. They're so clueless right now that it's pathetic. 

 

The current administration occupants of a clown car gets a hearty laugh every day at the expense of the Democrats.

 

The clown car is just speeding down the highway grinning and smiling as they recklessly experiment with pulling the US into fascism.

[Pioneer1]

I did a quick bio check on Rev. Barber and actually he's not that old.
Just 61.
I think it's how he gets around that makes him seem older.

Honestly, I hadn't even heard of the dude up until a few years ago.
Nothing against him personally...but how did HE become some sort of Civil Right's Icon or leader?
What has he accomplished on the national scale to qualify as a recognized AfroAmerican leader?

 

I'd accept Ben Crump as a "Black leader" before Barber.
Atleast he's winning high profile court cases involving racism and making Black folks rich.

We have to be careful of the people that media props up before us as our "leaders".

[ProfD]

3 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

I did a quick bio check on Rev. Barber and actually he's not that old.
Just 61.
I think it's how he gets around that makes him seem older.

Exactly. He's not that old but his physical and infirmity and the way he moves makes him look weaker.

 

3 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

Honestly, I hadn't even heard of the dude up until a few years ago.
Nothing against him personally...but how did HE become some sort of Civil Right's Icon or leader?
What has he accomplished on the national scale to qualify as a recognized AfroAmerican leader?

Revn Barber is not a Civill Rights icon or leader.  He rose up through the Poor People's Campaign. 

3 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

I'd accept Ben Crump as a "Black leader" before Barber.
Atleast he's winning high profile court cases involving racism and making Black folks rich.

IMO, Attorney Ben Crump cannot be viewed as a leader until he starts a movement. Winning court cases to enrich litigants and himself doesn't qualify as leadership.

 

Of course, brotha Ben would have to work on that speech impediment before he can command attention with his mouth-piece.

 

3 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

We have to be careful of the people that media props up before us as our "leaders".

Black *leaders* have been propped up since the assassination of our most iconic.

 

The systen of racism white supremacy has anesthetized Black folks especially through the Democratic party into believing we don't need real Black leadership.

[Pioneer1]

 

Man, people are HAAAAAARD on my boy Ben Crump...lol.

I ain't mad at him.
He's doing the best he can, lol.

They may call him an ambulance chaser but I keep asking who else has made more Black millionaires these past 10 years????


 

[ProfD]

58 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

They may call him an ambulance chaser but I keep asking who else has made more Black millionaires these past 10 years????

The NFL, NBA and music industry produce a lot more Black millionaires than Ben Crump winning a few cases.

[Troy]

14 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

but I keep asking who else has made more Black millionaires these past 10 years????

Well, just how many Black millionaire did he make?

 

A quick answer would be any owner of any professional sports franchise.

 

 

[aka Contrarian]

I've seen him interviewed and imo Reverend Barber is a cross between  Malcolm and Martin. Not a bad combination.  

Somebody has to keep the seat warm while this current  generation of young black men get to the point of being relevant. Scampering around,  rapping about "they  not like us" isn't making any great impact.  All style and no substance. 

Democrats might be inadvertently  giving the Retrumpicans  enough rope to hang themselves. Considering the way things are going, the Trump regime may simply self implode. 

            źzzzzzzzzzzzz,

 

[ProfD]

11 minutes ago, aka Contrarian said:

Democrats might be inadvertently  giving the Retrumpicans  enough rope to hang themselves. Considering the way things are going, the Trump regime may simply self implode. 

That could be a viable strategy if Democrats could shut up and get out their own way. 

 

Instead, the Dems are yelling at clouds, flailing around and crashing out.

 

Metaphorically, let the clown car run over a cliff and explode with no survivors.  

 

Best shot at maintaining the pseudo-Democracy the US claims.

[Pioneer1]

On 5/5/2025 at 8:40 AM, Troy said:

 

A quick answer would be any owner of any professional sports franchise.

I'm not talking about an INDUSTRY like the NFL or NBA, I'm talking about an INDIVIDUAL or atleast his law firm.
 

[Troy]

@Pioneer1 NFL franchises are owned by individuals.  Just concede the point for once.

 

 

[Pioneer1]

On 5/8/2025 at 5:27 AM, Troy said:

@Pioneer1 NFL franchises are owned by individuals.  Just concede the point for once.

 

 

.....or you can simply AGREE with me for once....lol.....and acknowledge my point about Ben Crump making Black folks millionaires instead of going out of your way to argue against it.