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| '''Boise Kimber''' (born c. 1959<ref name=Yale/>) is an ] ] minister of the First Calvary Baptist Church in ]. He is also a commissioner of the New Haven ], the president of the Greater New Haven Clergy Association, and a community activist. He received a wide media attention after being mentioned in connection with the ] case '']''. | |||
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| '''Boise Kimber''' (born 1959) is an ] ] minister of the First Calvary Baptist Churches in ] and ]. He has actively worked to address issues of housing development, police brutality and profiling, workers rights, felon’s rights, and a myriad of social issues affecting African Americans and all oppressed people in the city of New Haven and across the nation. | |||
| == Background == | == Background == | ||
| Kimber started preaching when he was 15 years old in ], ]. He moved to New Haven in 1983 and became |
Kimber started preaching when he was 15 years old in ], ]. He moved to New Haven in 1983 and became a political powerbroker.<ref name=Yale>, '']'', September 27, 2001.</ref> | ||
| In 1996, Kimber was convicted of stealing nearly $4,000 from an elderly woman, but did not receive jail time.<ref name=Yale/> The New Haven Mayor ] named Kimber a chairman of the fire commission in 2002, but he had to step down from the chairmanship amid a controversy for telling firefighters that people with "too many vowels" in their names might not be hired by the fire department. | |||
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| , '']'', December 7, 2008.</ref> | |||
| [http://www.ctbaptist.org/index.php?page=president-s-bio Connecticut State Missionary Baptist Convention </ref> | |||
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== Ricci v. DeStefano == | ||
| As a commissioner, in 2004, Kimber openly lobbied to set aside the results of a firefighter's promotion exam, leading to a lawsuit by a group of 20 firefighters. In his ] in '']'', Supreme Court Justice ] singled out Kimber for having political motivations in that decision, which brought Kimber into the center of the controversy and led to mass media attention.<ref>, a United States Supreme Court decision.</ref> In particular, ] called Kimber "a convenient example of small-time ] and semi-thuggery."<ref>], , '']'', June 29, 2009.</ref> | |||
| In 1981, he completed his undergraduate studies at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina, his Master of Arts Degree in Religious Life from Hartford Seminary in Hartford, Connecticut in 1997, and in May 2001, he completed his Doctorate Degree in Ministry at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. His approved dissertation title was “Developing a Social Justice Consciousness in a Local Congregation”. <ref> | |||
| [http://old.jcsu.edu/docs/bulletin/JCSmithNewsletterSpring2002.pdf Johnson C. Smith University Newsletter </ref> | |||
| == Service to the Community == | |||
| Dr. Kimber currently serves as president of the Connecticut State Missionary Baptist Convention, an alliance of approximately eighty churches. As president, he launched the Christian Leadership School, an accredited four-year Christian Education degree program. He currently serves as the Executive Secretary of the Board of Directors of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. <ref> | |||
| [http://www.nationalbaptist.com/about-us/board-of-directors.html National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Board of Directors </ref> In addition, Dr. Kimber serves as a staff member for the Institute of Church Administration and Management at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia. | |||
| Locally, Dr. Kimber is President Emeritus of the Greater New Haven Clergy Association, a Consultant to the office of Multicultural Affairs and the Multicultural Center at Southern Connecticut State University, a former Fire Commissioner for the City of New Haven, a Director for Aids Interfaith Network, Inc., an advisor to local labor unions, and a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. Nationally, he serves as a Director of the National Action Network, Inc., the Conference of National Black Churches, and as Executive Director of the Social Justice Initiative. | |||
| Recently, Dr. Kimber led a statewide interfaith prayer service for the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre, where the Rev ], civil rights activist and host of MSNBC’s PoliticsNation taped his show and served as the guest speaker. | |||
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| [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50247636/ns/msnbc-politicsnation/t/politicsnation-tuesday-december-th/#.UNzLgKyRZIs MSNBC Tuesday, December 18, 2012. </ref> | |||
| == Personal Life == | |||
| Dr. Kimber is married to the former Shevalle Turner and is the proud father of Pamela, Danielle, LaShawn, Sherine, Ronald, Shevalle and Savion. | |||
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Boise Kimber (born c. 1959) is an American Baptist minister of the First Calvary Baptist Church in New Haven, CT. He is also a commissioner of the New Haven Fire Department, the president of the Greater New Haven Clergy Association, and a community activist. He received a wide media attention after being mentioned in connection with the US Supreme Court case Ricci v. DeStefano.
Background
Kimber started preaching when he was 15 years old in Phenix City, Alabama. He moved to New Haven in 1983 and became a political powerbroker. In 1996, Kimber was convicted of stealing nearly $4,000 from an elderly woman, but did not receive jail time. The New Haven Mayor John DeStefano named Kimber a chairman of the fire commission in 2002, but he had to step down from the chairmanship amid a controversy for telling firefighters that people with "too many vowels" in their names might not be hired by the fire department.
Ricci v. DeStefano
As a commissioner, in 2004, Kimber openly lobbied to set aside the results of a firefighter's promotion exam, leading to a lawsuit by a group of 20 firefighters. In his concurring opinion in Ricci v. DeStefano, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito singled out Kimber for having political motivations in that decision, which brought Kimber into the center of the controversy and led to mass media attention. In particular, Emily Bazelon called Kimber "a convenient example of small-time race baiting and semi-thuggery."
References
- ^ A controversial figure, Kimber still at center of political scene, Yale Daily News, September 27, 2001.
- EDITORIAL: Kimber unfit to serve as fire commissioner, New Haven Register, December 7, 2008.
- Ricci v. DeStefano, a United States Supreme Court decision.
- Emily Bazelon, Ricci's Competing Story Lines, Slate magazine, June 29, 2009.