Tag Archives: George Boston Rhynes

Tom Gooding and the Chamber rebuffed @ VBOE 20 Sep 2011



Tom Gooding, Chair of the Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce,
asked the school boards to do the Chamber’s homework.
He got no takers.

Reiterating the Chamber’s demand from its
letter of 9 September 2011,
Gooding asked VBOE superintendent Dr. Cason at the 20 September VBOE
forum to commit to meeting about what to do if the “unification”
referendum passes.

Dr. Cason said that should have happened two years ago, and

Now is not the appropriate time.

He said if the referendum passes, then the two school boards will sit down
together.
Dr. Cason didn’t say anything about inviting the Chamber or CUEE to such
meetings, since, after all, neither the Chamber or CUEE would have any legal
role.

Here’s

the video:




Tom Gooding rebuffed @ VBOE 20 Sep 2011

education, referendum, consolidation, statement,

Forum at Valdosta Middle School, Valdosta Board of Education (VBOE),

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 20 September 2011.

Videos by George Boston Rhynes for bostongbr on YouTube.

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Videos of last night’s Valdosta school forum by George Rhynes

Last night was the second of the three forums


the Valdosta Board of Education (VBOE) approved
along with its

statement opposing school consolidation.
George Rhynes reports there were 300 people there,
and he videoed everybody who stood up and spoke.

I especially like this one,

with Jerome Tucker asking:



What makes the Chamber of Commerce
better qualified than professional educators?

That pretty much sums it up, doesn’t it?

Here’s

the video:




Videos of last night’s Valdosta school forum by George Rhynes

education, referendum, consolidation, statement,

Forum at Valdosta Middle School, Valdosta Board of Education (VBOE),

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 20 September 2011.

Videos by George Boston Rhynes for bostongbr on YouTube.

Here’s
a playlist of all George’s videos of that Forum:




Videos of last night’s Valdosta school forum by George Rhynes

education, referendum, consolidation, statement,

Forum at Valdosta Middle School, Valdosta Board of Education (VBOE),

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 20 September 2011.

Videos by George Boston Rhynes for bostongbr on YouTube.

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“I have seen cameras here at this building when it concerns football” — George Boston Rhynes @ VBOE 29 August 2011



If TV cameras show up for football, why don’t they show up
“when the people come together on issues such as this,
not just black folk, not just white folk, but all Americans
are here tonight because of our concern”?

George Boston Rhynes made three points:

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Quitman 10, Rally & News Media Whiteout! Nearly 200 Citizens Ignored! —George Boston Rhynes



Received yesterday. It’s a YouTube video. -jsq




Video by George Boston Rhynes for

K.V.C.I. Keeping Valdosta Citizen Informed

George has written up most of this in K.V.C.I. with pictures and YouTube videos.

Also, I appreciate the shoutout, George, and I’m sure the other people involved
with LAKE and this blog do, as well.

-jsq

Okra and Workforce Development @ VLCIA 19 July 2011

People keep mentioning the okra gift, and George Rhynes was kind enough
to video it for

his blog, K.V.C.I.,
so here it is.


  1. I suggested to VLCIA as I earlier did

    to the Lowndes County Commission
    that they hang up a clock so people can see how much more
    time they have to speak.
    You can see Crawford Powell lurking in the doorway. Joyce Evans was also
    in the hallway at this VLCIA meeting.
    That’s 2 out of 3 voting Lowndes County
    Commissioners.
    Maybe VLCIA will get organized enough to find chairs for them next time.
  2. I pointed out Project Excel is

    the private prison CCA wants to build
    in Lowndes County    , and I still owe VLCIA a letter about why I think that’s a bad idea.


  3. Finally, I gave new executive director Andrew Schruijer a present.
    Crawford Powell suggested it was potatoes.
    Nope, this time it’s okra!
    Picked it myself that morning.

Here’s

the video:

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Quitman 10 host organization of NAACP in Brooks County



The Quitman 10 started out as activists, and now they’re
taking it a step further: they hosted an
organizational meeting for an NAACP branch in Brooks County.

George Boston Rhynes was there and made this video
of students singing about

education, not incarceration:




Education, not Incarceration

Organizational Meeting, Brooks County NAACP,

Quitman, Brooks County, Georgia, 18 July 2010

Videos by George Boston Rhynes for K.V.C.I.

George videoed the whole meeting and posted it on

his blog.
He wrote in

his introduction to this series of videos:

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Deaf, dumb, and blind –George Boston Rhynes

A comment Monday on

Budget Hearing wrapup: no questions were entertained from citizens -jsq:



Soon the people of South Georgia Will see that the old 1860 Valdosta
City Chater Mentality is still in force but has been extended to all
citiens. That is to keep all citizens deaf; dumb; and blind to what
is really going on in South Georgia. But in the end truth, right and
equal justice will most certainly win in the end as history always
records!
http://kvci.blogspot.com

-George Boston Rhynes

Mayor Fretti Ethics Hearing cont. with Taylor, Harris, and Flumerfelt



We saw
part 1,
and now here are the rest of the videos
George Boston Rhynes sent of the Valdosta City Council’s
ethics hearing of 22 June 2011 about Mayor Fretti’s travel expenses.
There was assorted legal wrangling, plus appearances by

George’s comments are quoted below.
-jsq

Here’s

Part 1 of 8:




Mayor Fretti Ethics Hearing cont. with Taylor, Harris, and Flumerfelt Part 1 of 8:

Mayor Fretti’s Expenses,

Ethics Hearing, Valdosta City Council (LCC),

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 22 June 2011.

Videos by George Boston Rhynes for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.




Alvin Payton, Jr. asked quite a few questions.

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Friendliest City In America! (Valdosta, Georgia)

George Boston Rhynes sent this Tuesday:



The Friendliest Town In America (Valdosta) Georgia! KVCI, (Keeping Valdosta
Citizens Informed), George Boston Rhynes on Site. An attempt to keep all
citizens fully informed and ask that you spread the word about our beloved
community! Luke 4:18……. Just keeping it real.

George Boston Rhynes

Valdosta, Georgia

A concerned citizen and brother of all humanity

Here’s

the video:

Here’s

George’s blog, K.V.C.I. Keeping Valdosta Citizen Informed

Writeups on this event of Monday 27 June 2011 by

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Mayor Fretti Ethics Hearing



George Boston Rhynes sent this video of the Valdosta City Council’s
ethics hearing about Mayor Fretti’s travel expenses.
George remarks:

Searching for the truth in a web of questions….

The first citizen voice heard is Roy Taylor,
whose investigation instigated this hearing, and
whom the VDT since informs us (in their paper edition)
has donated to almost every Valdosta City Council member.

Here’s

the video. -jsq

The rest of George’s videos of this hearing
are posted here.

-jsq