Ex-Spouse Of William Barber Claims Activist Misused Nonprofit Funds

[ad_1] by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman Could 25, 2025

The previous Mrs. Barber additionally deemed the funds within the nonprofit's financial institution accounts needs to be thought-about of their divorce litigation.

The ex-wife of Bishop William J. Barber II has accused the civil rights chief, identified broadly in North Carolina and throughout the US, of misusing funds from his racial justice nonprofit to make alimony funds.

Rebecca Barber said the allegations in court docket paperwork just lately in Durham County. She advised that Barber’s management of nonprofit, Repairers of the Breach, helped him to drag the cash.

“[Barber] maintains de facto management over the monetary accounts related to Repairers of the Breach, Inc., thereby suggesting that Repairers of the Breach, Inc., is getting used as an instrumentality of [William Barber’s] private monetary affairs,” detailed the authorized submitting based on WRAL. “Repairers of the Breach, Inc., is functionally an alter ego of [William Barber] and should possess or management property which can be marital in nature or in any other case related to this Courtroom’s equitable distribution dedication.”

The estranged couple have engaged in ongoing divorce proceedings after formally ending their relationship final November. The at-odds duo proceed to legally battle over dividing property acquired within the marriage, together with their property and alimony funds. They tried to resolve these issues throughout a mediation in April, however the talks failed.

The chief of the Greensboro-based group known as the girl’s claims “baseless.” Barber has additionally denied the misuse of funds, as said by the group chief’s lawyer.

“Reverend Barber categorically denies [the allegations],” defined Barber’s lawyer, Tamela Wallace. “We imagine the claims have been filed for the only real function of gaining a tactical benefit in his pending property division litigation along with his former partner. We look ahead to having these false allegations addressed within the correct discussion board, which is the court docket of regulation.”

Now, the previous Mrs. Barber has made damaging claims in opposition to her ex-husband’s integrity with this accusation. The previous North Carolina NAACP chief garnered fame by establishing the state’s “Ethical Mondays” motion, changing into an advocate for racial fairness within the U.S. Barber additionally delivered the prayer service at Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration in January 2021.

Moreover, the divorcée claims that the thousands and thousands of {dollars} reported within the nonprofit’s earnings warrant dialogue of their divorce settlement. She additionally proclaimed that the group funnels Barber cash to cowl his bills. The group additionally dismissed these assertions.

“The governing board of Repairers of the Breach is conscious of baseless accusations in opposition to our group in a civil property dispute between our president, William J. Barber II, and his former partner. Now we have the best confidence in Rev. Barber and our group. We belief the court docket to rapidly resolve this situation and haven't any additional remark.”

Repairers of the Breach reportedly had $8.3 million in financial institution accounts in 2023, its final tax submitting 12 months reported. Barber’s ex-wife claims that the group’s funds have entangled with the marital couple’s private accounts and that they're a part of their marital property. Her authorized crew now asks for an intensive examination of those funds for a possible portion granted to the girl.