Jerome Boykin is the recipient of the Louisiana NAACP Badge of Courage Award, and will receive the honor Friday, Oct 31, during the opening session of the 2008 State NAACP Conference in Lafayette.
State President Dr. Ernest L. Johnson Sr. said Boykin, President of the Terrebonne NAACP, is a true leader.
“Few would argue that this award and Jerome Boykin are a natural fix. He exudes the kind of leadership and quality of character that one comes to expect out of a true NAACP leader,” Johnson said.
Boykin, who is facing Houma-Terrebonne Housing Authority Manager Troy Johnson on Nov 1 in chapter elections, said he is honored with the award.
“It’s not always easy to do what’s right, to stand up for what you believe in. You take a lot of heat, and then you take more,” Boykin said.
“But there isn’t one call to action by the NAACP, that I would not do again, because they’re all a call of mind to justice,” he said.
Boykin announced his honor during the local chapter’s Oct 23rd meeting, where he announced that State Rep. Joe Harrison is spearheaded a letter, along with the Terrebonne State delegation of lawmakers, asking Louisiana Supreme Court Justice, the Honorable Catherine D. “Kitty” Kimball, to call a judicial review to add a minority judgeship for the Houma City Court – a goal Boykin has pushed during his tenure as president.
Harrison writes in the letter that before the legislature can act on a bill to create the new judgeship, a “designee of the Judicial Council shall provide information to the appropriate legislative standing committees…as to the necessity of creating the new judgeship.”
Also, he said that while the 32nd Judicial District presently has five judges, the Houma City Court has only one. He also reminds Kimball that the building in Houma previously used as the federal courthouse was purchased by the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government in order to house the Houma City Court. “The building facilities are certainly sufficient to sustain the operations of two city court judgeships,” he wrote.
Boykin said he is in awe of Harrison’s request. “You just find a Republican helping the NAACP,” he said.
Meanwhile Johnson, who also spoke during the Oct 23rd meeting, believes Boykin needs to do more as NAACP President. “He should have held Get out the Vote Drives for this most important Presidential Election, and nothing has gone on,” Johnson said.
Persons who are members of the Terrebonne Parish Chapter of the NAACP can cast their vote for either Boykin or Johnson, during an election on Saturday, Nov 1st, at the NAACP’s local headquarters, 6122 West Park in Houma.
Voting times will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with election results by 5 p.m..
State President Dr. Ernest L. Johnson Sr. said Boykin, President of the Terrebonne NAACP, is a true leader.
“Few would argue that this award and Jerome Boykin are a natural fix. He exudes the kind of leadership and quality of character that one comes to expect out of a true NAACP leader,” Johnson said.
Boykin, who is facing Houma-Terrebonne Housing Authority Manager Troy Johnson on Nov 1 in chapter elections, said he is honored with the award.
“It’s not always easy to do what’s right, to stand up for what you believe in. You take a lot of heat, and then you take more,” Boykin said.
“But there isn’t one call to action by the NAACP, that I would not do again, because they’re all a call of mind to justice,” he said.
Boykin announced his honor during the local chapter’s Oct 23rd meeting, where he announced that State Rep. Joe Harrison is spearheaded a letter, along with the Terrebonne State delegation of lawmakers, asking Louisiana Supreme Court Justice, the Honorable Catherine D. “Kitty” Kimball, to call a judicial review to add a minority judgeship for the Houma City Court – a goal Boykin has pushed during his tenure as president.
Harrison writes in the letter that before the legislature can act on a bill to create the new judgeship, a “designee of the Judicial Council shall provide information to the appropriate legislative standing committees…as to the necessity of creating the new judgeship.”
Also, he said that while the 32nd Judicial District presently has five judges, the Houma City Court has only one. He also reminds Kimball that the building in Houma previously used as the federal courthouse was purchased by the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government in order to house the Houma City Court. “The building facilities are certainly sufficient to sustain the operations of two city court judgeships,” he wrote.
Boykin said he is in awe of Harrison’s request. “You just find a Republican helping the NAACP,” he said.
Meanwhile Johnson, who also spoke during the Oct 23rd meeting, believes Boykin needs to do more as NAACP President. “He should have held Get out the Vote Drives for this most important Presidential Election, and nothing has gone on,” Johnson said.
Persons who are members of the Terrebonne Parish Chapter of the NAACP can cast their vote for either Boykin or Johnson, during an election on Saturday, Nov 1st, at the NAACP’s local headquarters, 6122 West Park in Houma.
Voting times will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with election results by 5 p.m..
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