NAACP to write open letter, won't specify future action

01/24/11 CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The president of the NC chapter of the NAACP visited Charlotte to announce plans to write an open letter on issues of race and education. He declined to specify what future action might be taken amidst controversy sparked when the local chapter's president called Charlotte a "bastion of racism." Rev. William Barber would not echo Rev. Kojo Nantambu's description of the city ...

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Baxter Springs man convicted in shaken baby case

02/18/11 A jury finds a Baxter Springs, Kansas man guilty of shaken baby syndrome. After deliberating all day, jurors came back with a conviction for William Barber Jr. He was found guilty on counts of child abuse and aggravated battery.

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NAACP leader Barber arrested in legislature

05/24/11 The Rev. William Barber, president of the North Carolina branch of the NAACP, and six others arrested during Tuesday's session of the N.C. House decided to spend the night in the Wake County jail.

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