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Boston supporters rally on eve of court battle
Beleaguered bail bondsman’s hearing will be this morning
By TED STRONG
Staff Writer
Dozens gathered at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference rally Wednesday night to sing, pray and speak in support of Joe and Mazel Boston ahead of the couple’s court date this morning.
“The Southern Christian Leadership Conference responds to the imperative, the moral imperative of the universe,” said Spiver Gordon, the group’s national treasurer, to the crowd gathered at Mt. Hebron Church of Christ on Sixth Street in Washington. Gordon was one of several members of the group’s national leadership to show up for the event.
Sylvia Kelsey Tucker, vice chairwoman of the group’s national chapter, urged the Bostons’ supporters to head to the Beaufort County Courthouse for this morning’s hearing.
“The courtroom tomorrow should be full,” said Tucker, who spoke at the Beaufort County Chapter of the S.C.L.C.’s annual banquet in July.
She urged community members to “send a message to evil.”
Carolyn S. Rogers, Mazel Boston’s sister, a minister and chaplain of the local S.C.L.C. chapter, talked about her gratitude for her faith and urged the community rally around the Bostons.
“We, as black people, have to stand together,” she said.
Speakers denounced the Beaufort County Board of Education and District Attorney Seth Edwards for seeking tens of thousands of dollars in forfeited bonds the Bostons say they don’t owe them.
“You know what happens when you shine a light on roaches?” asked Gordon. “They run all out of courthouses. They run all out of school boards. They run all out of slum houses. They run all out of crack houses.”
Speakers claimed that the school board’s decision to file motions seeking the bond money was retaliation for Joe Boston’s criticism of the board’s hiring practices.
In the motions, the board claims the Bostons sneaked motions not backed by evidence past its attorney, thereby recouping money the couple had lost when defendants didn’t appear in court. A judge has signed an order finding for the board on over 80 district-court cases. The hearing today involves a number of superior-court cases.
“Everything was going all right until he asked one question: ‘Where are the black teachers in this community?’” said the Rev. Ruby Reese Moone, the national board’s chaplain. She asked supporters to pray against “the racism that has heaped up against them.”
Local activist Bill Booth said that officials were unresponsive when members of the black community raised concerns about the system’s hiring practices.
“It just seemed it went in one ear and out the other,” he said of conversations with the system’s superintendent, Jeff Moss.
The group also sang a number of hymns, including “This Little Light of Mine,” which included a verse “Well, for Joe and Mazel, I’m gonna let it shine.”
The meeting closed with “We Shall Overcome” and a prayer.
By TED STRONG
Staff Writer
Dozens gathered at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference rally Wednesday night to sing, pray and speak in support of Joe and Mazel Boston ahead of the couple’s court date this morning.
“The Southern Christian Leadership Conference responds to the imperative, the moral imperative of the universe,” said Spiver Gordon, the group’s national treasurer, to the crowd gathered at Mt. Hebron Church of Christ on Sixth Street in Washington. Gordon was one of several members of the group’s national leadership to show up for the event.
Sylvia Kelsey Tucker, vice chairwoman of the group’s national chapter, urged the Bostons’ supporters to head to the Beaufort County Courthouse for this morning’s hearing.
“The courtroom tomorrow should be full,” said Tucker, who spoke at the Beaufort County Chapter of the S.C.L.C.’s annual banquet in July.
She urged community members to “send a message to evil.”
Carolyn S. Rogers, Mazel Boston’s sister, a minister and chaplain of the local S.C.L.C. chapter, talked about her gratitude for her faith and urged the community rally around the Bostons.
“We, as black people, have to stand together,” she said.
Speakers denounced the Beaufort County Board of Education and District Attorney Seth Edwards for seeking tens of thousands of dollars in forfeited bonds the Bostons say they don’t owe them.
“You know what happens when you shine a light on roaches?” asked Gordon. “They run all out of courthouses. They run all out of school boards. They run all out of slum houses. They run all out of crack houses.”
Speakers claimed that the school board’s decision to file motions seeking the bond money was retaliation for Joe Boston’s criticism of the board’s hiring practices.
In the motions, the board claims the Bostons sneaked motions not backed by evidence past its attorney, thereby recouping money the couple had lost when defendants didn’t appear in court. A judge has signed an order finding for the board on over 80 district-court cases. The hearing today involves a number of superior-court cases.
“Everything was going all right until he asked one question: ‘Where are the black teachers in this community?’” said the Rev. Ruby Reese Moone, the national board’s chaplain. She asked supporters to pray against “the racism that has heaped up against them.”
Local activist Bill Booth said that officials were unresponsive when members of the black community raised concerns about the system’s hiring practices.
“It just seemed it went in one ear and out the other,” he said of conversations with the system’s superintendent, Jeff Moss.
The group also sang a number of hymns, including “This Little Light of Mine,” which included a verse “Well, for Joe and Mazel, I’m gonna let it shine.”
The meeting closed with “We Shall Overcome” and a prayer.
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tunne rat wrote on Jul 6, 2009 8:55 PM:
that is the biggest propganda word that every came out of butterfields and rino jones mouth in the past hundred years .
just 2 water boys for the obama socalist party , and a hand full of red necks that dont have a clue about whast they are talking about . "