The Christian Chronicle (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 75, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 1, 2018 Page: 11 of 35
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ACROSS THE NATION
THE CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE 11
NOVEMBER 2018
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JOSH KASINGER
Whitney Kasinger and Tellis Rivers greet
each other at the Houston gathering.
JUSTIN ARDREY
Christians gather in a circle to pray at a
#Justice4Botham event at the Sycamore
View Church of Christ in Memphis, Tenn.
SEE VIDEOS of Churches of Christ and individual
Christians from across the U.S. and beyond singing
let It Rise'at christianchronicle.org.
'STAND UP FOR BOTHAM'
Sammie L. Berry, minister for the
Dallas West church, said he had just
returned from Jean’s funeral in the
Caribbean nation of St. Lucia. Jean
grew up there before leaving at age
19 to attend Harding University in
Searcy, Ark.
A standing-room only crowd filled
a 2,000-seat Catholic church — the
largest venue available — to pay
their final respects to Jean, and oth-
ers lined the streets, Berry said. An
earlier memorial service for Jean in
Texas drew 1,500.
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his mother said.
“We believe in justice, and for me,
what happened to Botham was a ter-
rible injustice,” said Hynson, whose
shirt described Jean as a “faithful
follower” of Christ.
Cody Chumbley, youth minister
for the South Main Church of Christ
in Weatherford, Texas, about 60
miles west of Dallas, brought his
sons, Caden, 11, and Keaton, 8, to
the Dallas event. “Botham’s is a life
worth celebrating,” Chumbley said.
“We want to stand with our brothers
and sisters around the world and
fight for justice.”
Berry said. “And as you do here’s
what I want you to say: ‘Stand up for
Botham.’
“And tomorrow, after you’ve had
your Sunday afternoon meal, I want
you to go to somebody and visit
them in their hospital room,” he
added. “And I want you to tell them
to ‘Stand up for Botham.’
“Next week, I want you to see
a young boy who’s cutting up in
school, not obeying his mother, and
I want you to talk to him and tell
him to ‘Stand up for Botham.’”
“Stand up for Botham!” the crowd
said in unison. “Stand up for Botham!”
In death, Jean has “brought young
and old together, black and white
together, rich and poor together,”
said Willie Williams Jr., the Dallas
organizer’s father.
The #Justice4Botham praise event
began in the rain — but it ended
an hour later with sunlight poking
through the clouds, as Williams Jr.
noted.
“Thank you, Jesus!” a woman in
the crowd shouted.
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“What happened to Botham has
had a worldwide impact,” Berry told
the Dallas crowd.
Even though no one would ever
expect to be shot to death by a
police officer in his own home,
Berry said, “I know that where
Botham is today, he has a big smile
on his face, and he’s singing right
along with us.”
Berry urged the Christians to
honor Jean’s memory by helping
other people.
“When you see the homeless man
on the side of the road ... reach
out and give him a helping hand,”
BOBBY ROSS JR.
Willie Williams III, left, minister for the North Colony Church of Christ, north of Dallas, sings at a #Justice4Botham event outside the
Dallas County courts building. Williams, a former Abilene Christian University football player, organized the social media campaign.
Hawthorne, a North Colony church
member who brought her 7-year-old
daughter, Yaniya, with her to the
Dallas event. “Everybody should be
able to close their doors at night and
feel safe in their home.”
Another Dallas participant, Lydia
Graves-Berkley, wore a shirt with
the message “I am my brother’s
keeper” above #BothamJean.
“I have a 23-year-old son myself,
so this hit close to home,” said
Graves-Berkley, a member of the
Mountain View Church of Christ
in Dallas. “My son is like Botham
— innocent, young, kind, gentle.
So we just have to start being more
accountable for our brothers.
“God knows all and sees all,” she
added. “So when it’s all said and
done, I’m just praying that justice will
be served, especially for his mother.”
Remona Hynson, a member of
the Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Church of Christ in Sulphur Springs,
Texas, about 80 miles east of Dallas,
also identified with Jean’s family.
When Hynson’s son was in his late
teens, police stopped him for no rea-
son, she said. “And when they ques-
tioned him, he was actually drug
where his knees were all bloodied,”
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Tryggestad, Erik. The Christian Chronicle (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 75, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 1, 2018, newspaper, November 1, 2018; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1509395/m1/11/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.