CMS Board Meeting Breaks Out At General Assembly
Queen City NAACP chief Kojo Nantambu, last seen making a general nuisance by disrupting school board meetings with counter-productive, self-serving, headline-grabbing protests, was at it again this week, only this time taking his act to the bigger stage of the General Assembly.
Nantambu was among six protestors arrested by legislative police on Tuesday, after shouting down a state house session. The group, which also included NC NAACP President William Barber, said they were protesting what Barber labeled as “extreme, draconian” budgets proposed by GOP legislators. This from the N&O:
Barber and the other organization leaders were charged by General Assembly Police with disorderly conduct and second-degree trespassing, both misdemeanors, after they shouted at legislators from gallery.
The group chanted, “Fund education, not incarceration,” and “Save our children, don’t cut education.”
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Barber was transported by ambulance under police escort to the Wake County jail, where he appeared before a magistrate.
General Assembly Police Chief Jeff Weaver said Barber was not injured in any way but had to be transported by ambulance because of his size.
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From the floor of the legislature, [House Speaker Thom] Tillis said the protest was “one of the most disruptive, disrespectful acts I’ve ever seen.”
Afterward, Tillis said he had set up a meeting with Barber earlier this session, but Barber canceled. About six weeks into the session, Tillis prayed with Barber.
He said Barber’s protest makes him less inclined now to meet with the NAACP president.
“I’ll meet with someone more respectful of this institution,” Tillis said.
The NAACP: making headlines and derailing productive dialogue, debate and progress, one arrest at a time.
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