Medfield Girl Scouts go down to Georgia Sep 9, 2009
Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthplace and Mausoleum for both him and Coretta Scott King. This was a very quiet and reverent tribute. (Medfield Press, MA)
Antioch agreement nearly complete Sep 4, 2009
Antioch boasts famous alumni including Coretta Scott King and Rod Serling, creator of the Twilight Zone. It has a rich history dating back to its founding in 1852. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
Professors group criticizes handling of Antioch Sep 2, 2009
It is the alma mater of Coretta Scott King, "Twilight Zone" creator Rod Serling and two Nobel Prize winners. The university temporarily closed the Yellow Springs college last year because of financial problems caused by declining enrollment, a heavy dependence on tuition and a small endowment. (Concord Monitor)
MLK memorial tied up in red tape Aug 26, 2009
Other prominent backers have also died in recent years, including King widow Coretta Scott King, former U.S. Rep. Jack Kemp and former Motion Picture Association of America CEO Jack Valenti. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Washington Post: Edward Kennedy, 1932 - 2009 Aug 26, 2009
Coretta Scott King, widow of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., speaks with the press on Capitol Hill after the Senate voted to make her late husband's birthday a national holiday. Kennedy, right, was a vocal supporter of the legislation. (Kentucky Post)
Your back-to-school guide Aug 8, 2009
Coretta Scott King, Inman, Kennedy and Price middle schools are in a pilot program for sixth-graders in which they spend more time with the same teachers. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Academic, fiscal realities for metro schools Aug 3, 2009
The single-gender middle school academies B.E.S.T Academy for boys and Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy for girls are to move into new facilities in September and January, respectively. APS' Campus Portal for Parents will provide access to class schedules and attendance records. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
2009 Senior Games: Getting their Games on Aug 1, 2009
Saturday evening, a solar-power torch will arrive on Caltrain, be carried throughout the Stanford campus, and then arrive at Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King Plaza in front of Palo Alto City Hall for the cauldron-lighting ceremony. Louis Trujillo, for one, is looking forward to the Games. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
MJ Mom Likened To Rose Kennedy, Mrs. King Jul 31, 2009
"She's the Rose Kennedy, the Coretta Scott King of the world's entertainment business, really. And she's coping by continuing to give love, and that's all she's ever done. Mrs. Jackson is gonna keep going strong and, with the love and support of her family, she'll be fine.". McMillan added that her biggest concern right now is that those who might have contributed her son's downward spiral may now be trying to profit after his death. (CBS News)
Free books, storytelling to mark King milestone Jul 29, 2009
2009 marks the 40th anniversary of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards, but metro Atlanta children will be getting the birthday gifts. At the Coretta Scott King Book Fair on Wednesday at the Central Library downtown, kids with a library card in their own name from any municipality will receive a free copy of one of the prize-winning books from the last four decades ... After welcoming remarks at 10 a.m., children s author Angela Shelf Medearis, author of Dare to Dream: Coretta Scott King and the... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Discounts: Moore | Free UGA event | 50% off Cheesecake | Free NBAF event Jul 28, 2009
AJC writer Howard Pousner has written about a book giveaway as part of the 40th annual Coretta Scott King Book Awards. In conjunction with the National Black Arts Festival, this giveaway surrounds a this Wednesday, including a reading by Atlanta master storyteller Mama Koku. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Atlanta honors top city leaders Jul 16, 2009
Walker, who served as the CEO of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change and as a speech writer for the late Coretta Scott King, has held numerous community leadership roles. I ve held more nonpaying jobs than any other Atlanta resident, he joked. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Black Elected Legislative Women Honor 2008 Pioneers Jul 12, 2009
Coretta Scott King was recognized posthumously. Atlanta Daily World 2009. (Atlanta Daily World, GA)
Atlanta Masons sue state body (7) Jul 2, 2009
He was hired by the city of Atlanta Police Department about seven years ago and was part of the police honor guard at Coretta Scott King s funeral. Article Rating. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Alumni group to pay $6M for Ohio's Antioch College Jul 1, 2009
The college is the alma mater of Coretta Scott King, "Twilight Zone" creator Rod Serling and two Nobel Prize winners. It didn't give grades, encouraged students to develop their own study plans and combined academic learning with experience through a co-op program in which students leave campus to work in various fields. (Concord Monitor)
Key dates in history of Antioch College Jul 1, 2009
- 1951: Coretta Scott King graduates from Antioch. - 1965: Martin Luther King gives commencement address. (Concord Monitor)
Revs. Sharpton, Jackson Vie for Spotlight Jul 1, 2009
In recent years, they have used the same grandstands, including the funeral of Coretta Scott King, as prominent public forums. Both Sharpton and Jackson who was a top lieutenant of Dr. Martin Luther King's blasted President Bush during the service and made politically charged statements. (Fox News)
Morehouse College to teach King collection in fall Jun 24, 2009
Clayborne Carson, who was named executive director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Collection in January, will teach "Martin Luther King Jr. and the Modern Freedom Struggle." Carson was tapped by King's widow, Coretta Scott King, to edit and publish his papers in 1985. King graduated from Morehouse with a degree in sociology in 1948. (WSJA.com, AL)
Pool at King Center reflects volunteers' hard work Jun 19, 2009
On the day that would have marked 56 years of marriage for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, metro Atlantans came to the King Center to commemorate the anniversary. It gives me chills to be this close, said Paula White, who was helping paint the bottom of the reflecting pool that surrounds the Kings final resting place. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Money squabbles unworthy of Kings Jun 18, 2009
But a public uproar by the children of Martin Luther and Coretta Scott King is especially distasteful. And those who would scoff at any criticism of these offspring, when they themselves may have a financial stake in the outcome, are to be ignored and watched very closely. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Mississippi conservatives need not apply Jun 16, 2009
That s why, in 1969, Buchanan could still freely advise Nixon to avoid Coretta Scott King and refer to MLK as a divisive figure, a fraud, a demagogue and possibly worse. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Most obnoxious on-air? May 28, 2009
she started with mike and carol as the buffoon then when they left she moved into another postion talking more - then evenually as a partner with frank/// i still remember her on the news after coretta scott king died sobbing ALL BLACK PEOPLE NEED TO COME TO THE KING CENTER - THIS IS ALL WE GOT. By They all stink. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Have a Long Leaf award? May 26, 2009
Evangelist Billy Graham, conservationist Hugh Morton, anti-profanity in music activist Tipper Gore, civil rights activists Coretta Scott King, Jesse Jackson and Myrlie Evers-Williams; the earls of Guilford and Erroll; talk show hosts Phil Donahue and Oprah Winfrey, former Campbell University president Norman A. Wiggins (four times), stuntman Hal Needham, Miss America Bess Myerson, editorial cartoonist Doug Marlette. SOURCE: N.C. Office of Archives and History. (News & Observer)
Key to project May 24, 2009
Martin Luther King III and his sister, Bernice King, have gone to war with their brother, Dexter King, over who controls the estates of MLK Jr. and his late wife, Coretta Scott King ... Jones said he also became very close to Coretta Scott King. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
King film has challenges May 24, 2009
King is a drama and not a documentary, said Coretta Scott King, who was compensated for cooperating with the project, according to press reports at the time. Therefore, it should be judged as such. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Family feud may derail MLK movie May 21, 2009
That case revolves around papers of their mother, Coretta Scott King, that Dexter King is trying to use for a book and that Martin and Bernice King are trying to block ... Yolanda and Coretta Scott King died in 2007 and 2006, respectively ... Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville has appointed an auditor to determine who has legal rights to boxes of Coretta Scott King s personal papers, including love letters between she and her husband. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Sale of MLK movie rights splits family May 20, 2009
That case revolves around papers of their mother, Coretta Scott King, that Dexter is trying to use for a biography and that Martin and Bernice King are trying to block. Martin and Bernice King were also angered by a deal cut by Dexter King and a record companyfor recordings of their father. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Art key for Atlanta hotels May 17, 2009
A glamorous young Coretta Scott King poses for the camera. Gone With the Wind novelist Margaret Mitchell poses with her famous book. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Coming home to the Valley to honor mom May 12, 2009
She also was a Coretta Scott King Author Honor recipient. Part of the last class at W.S. Creecy High School, she thought about a modeling career, but then armed with a psychology degree from Shaw University, Moses considered the FBI and ended up in law school. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Moses to speak at 2009 HCC commencement May 7, 2009
For her work, she has received numerous awards including the 2004 National Book Finalist, The Coretta Scott King Honor Award 2005, 2006 and 2007, Georgia Writer of the Year for Young Adults and she was nominated for the 2009 NAACP Image Award. She is currently writing a screenplay based on The Legend of Buddy Bush while teaching weekly workshops to future writers and publishers. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Jack Kemp: ideas into action May 4, 2009
"The quarterback,'' he said, as if it still pained him to utter Mr. Kemp's name. Mr. Kemp made his name first as a quarterback on a team with such luminaries as Elbert Dubenion, Wray Carlton, Pete Gogolak, Ernie Warlick and a linebacker named Marty Schottenheimer, who would later coach in the NFL for 21 years. He was elected to Congress from a district outside Buffalo, consistently gaining more than 70 percent of the vote, even though Democrats made up about half of the population. He emerged as... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Celebrate Mother's Day with a stack of new kids' books May 3, 2009
Smith, whose book "Keeping the Night Watch" won a Coretta Scott King Honor this year, illustrates "Mother Poems" with expressive cut-paper collage that captures the complexity of the narrator's emotions. - Author J.D. Lester and illustrator Hiroe Nakata join forces to create a delightful board book for the youngest readers, "Mommy Calls Me Monkeypants" (Random House, $7. (Erie Times-News, PA)
MLK’s family ripped off Apr 18, 2009
Intellectual Properties Management said in a statement that proceeds from the licensing agreement go to the King Center in Atlanta, where King and his wife, Coretta Scott King, are entombed. The statement said the arrangement was made out of concern that fundraising for the monument would undercut donations to the King Center. (Athens Banner-Herald)
King Family Draws Fees from D.C. Memorial Apr 18, 2009
In a statement to the AP, Intellectual Properties Management said the proceeds it receives go to the King Center in Atlanta, where King and his wife, Coretta Scott King, are entombed. The statement said the arrangement was made out of concern that fundraising for the monument would undercut donations to the King Center. (Time.com)
Man accused of being fake doctor pleads not guilty Apr 14, 2009
He treated Coretta Scott King before she died of ovarian cancer in 2006. Prosecutors say he is not licensed as a physician in California and has given patients unapproved drugs. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Faithful march through Atlanta on Good Friday Apr 14, 2009
At 14 stops around the city, staring at the Capitol and ending at the grave sites of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, pilgrims prayed about hunger, AIDS, homelessness, racism, the environment, immigrants and the displaced. Many in the group also participated in this week s 2009 Holy Week Interfaith Pilgrimage for Immigrants throughout metro Atlanta, which called attention to immigrants rights. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
King memorial proposed in Waterloo Apr 10, 2009
King and his wife, Coretta Scott King, stayed overnight at the Hotel Russell-Lamson. Burton Bud Field of Palace Clothiers provided the Southern-acclimated couple with a set of warm winter dress clothes. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Historic site hosts modern activism Mar 29, 2009
George McGovern and Coretta Scott King, wife of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.. On the 21st day, Chavez was hospitalized after he lost 30 pounds. (AZCentral -- News)
social butterfly Mar 26, 2009
Even after a stroke robbed her of the ability to speak, Coretta Scott King could still sing. She could sing and hum tunes even though she was unable to answer a simple question, saidDr. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
MLK estate in deal with music publisher Mar 18, 2009
One suit seeks to determine who controls the personal items of their mother, Coretta Scott King, who died in January 2006. That suit prompted the collapse last year of a $1. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Author shows kids they, too, can tell stories Mar 18, 2009
In 2001, Wiles earned the Coretta Scott King Award for "Freedom Summer," a children's book about race relations in the South during the Civil Rights era. In the book, Wiles pulls from her own experiences growing up in the segregated South. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Arts and Entertainment Mar 10, 2009
Five talented African American women pay tribute to Coretta Scott King in the Black Repertory's current theatrical production "A Song for Coretta." The play is set in the famous Ebenezer Baptist Church where Dr. Martin Luther King preached and was later laid to rest. By Kiara Breland. (The Current Online, MO)
Maya Angelou, an American Legend, Shares Her Celebrated Wisdom and Humor on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit Feb 27, 2009
The series has hosted notables such as the late Coretta Scott King, Nobel Laureate and Pulitzer Prize recipient Toni Morrison, Sheila Johnson, the world's first black female billionaire, Immaculee Ilibagiza, a Rwandan genocide survivor, John Bul Dau, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, entrepreneur Christopher Gardner and the Former President Bill Clinton. "An Evening with Maya Angelou" is presented by Ford Motor Company and produced by African American Family Magazine. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Stompin' in My Air Force One Feb 26, 2009
If Obama makes his policy decisions based on Nas' 1996 single "," for instance, he will appoint Coretta Scott King to a mayoralty, fling open the gates of Attica, and grant every citizen an Infiniti Q45. If he follows the Pharcyde's more modestly pitched "," he'll buy Michelle some new clothes and treat himself to a new pair of sneakers. (Slate)
A little girl at heart Feb 25, 2009
"Smothers said she's met April 10, 2001, Dowagiac visitor Christopher Paul Curtis, author of "Bucking the Sarge," "The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963" and "Bud, Not Buddy," which won the 2000 Coretta Scott King Award and the Newbery Medal, which is like the Pulitzer Prize of children's literature. One book capturing both prestigious awards was a first."We've been on the circuit together," she said. "He's a very nice man. When you write from your own experiences, maybe the same thing happened to... (Dowagiac News, MI)
Louis McDonough, 83, physician for King kids Feb 23, 2009
Dr. McDonough became a confidant of Coretta Scott King. She used to tell him about her concern for Dr. King s safety. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Mourners connect online to grieve Feb 23, 2009
Updated: 4:58 p.m. February 22, 2009. Metro Atlanta mourners connect online to remember, grieve. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Synthia SAINT JAMES Celebrated by Women's City Club of Pasadena Feb 22, 2009
She is the recipient of The Woman of the Year Award for the 26th Senate District, and she has garnered numerous other awards including a Parent's Choice Silver Honor for her book Sunday, a Coretta Scott King Honor Award for illustrating Neeny Coming Neeny Going, and an Oppenheim Gold Award for the book To Dinner For Dinner, which she illustrated. Synthia SAINT JAMES celebrated her 60th birthday and is celebrating her 40th anniversary as a professional artist in 2009. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
From the everyday to infinity Feb 22, 2009
Finally, for lovers of sport, "We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball," with words and paintings by Kadir Nelson, won this year's Coretta Scott King Medal. Nelson uses a slangy, semihistorical, semifictional first-person narrative voice to tell the moving story of Negro League Baseball. (Boston Globe)
Herbie, Dee Dee perform with amazing grace Feb 20, 2009
Holding the viewers' attention were some of the world's greatest jazz musicians who were in town for Living Dream, a concert commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the trip Martin Luther King Jr and his wife Coretta Scott King made to India. King's son, Martin Luther King III, who is retracing his father's historic visit, was part of the audience. (Times of India)
Hancock, Hussain perform in Delhi Feb 17, 2009
Hancock is part of the official US delegation led by Martin Luther King III, which is retracing the steps of his parents - Martin Luther King, Jr and his wife Coretta Scott King in India, the land of the Mahatma Gandhi. The jazz pianist, who is visiting India for the third time, said "It is a great pleasure to be in India again after 2006. And more so when we are celebrating the meeting of two great visionaries whose vision resulted in the first black president to America.". (India Times, India)
Coretta King in Alabama Hall of Fame Feb 17, 2009
Coretta Scott King named to Alabama hall of fame ... Coretta Scott King has been selected for the Alabama Women s Hall of Fame a year after another key figure in the civil rights movement, Rosa Parks ... Unflinching and elegant, Coretta Scott King is the role model for all women who strive to face adversity with courage and to combat social injustice with informed action, Randall said Friday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Martin Luther King III pays tribute to Gandhi Feb 16, 2009
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, traveled to India in February 1959, where he studied Gandhi's teachings and its use in India's struggle for independence in 1940s. He came back more determined to end racism nonviolently in the United States. (North County Times)
MLK's sister reflects on, humanizes icon in memoir Feb 15, 2009
Because of the luminescence of Dr. King and Coretta Scott King, Christine kind of got dimmed by that, but she was no less important. "Among the tidbits Farris reveals about herself: Her first name is actually Willie, a tribute to her maternal family, the Williamses; and her first bed was not a crib, but a drawer in her parents' chifforobe.Farris' regal, dignified, even stoic public image has come to represent the general perception of her family as distant. It is hardly the impression she wants... (Sioux City Journal)
Local NAACP Leaders Celebrate Centennial Feb 15, 2009
Among its achievements are the 1954 landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision assuring desegregation of public schools and passage of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957, 1960 and 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Fair Housing Act of 1968, and the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendment Act of 2006. The resolution adds that in 2005, after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita attracted slow and ineffective response from the federal government, the... (The Pilot Newspaper)
Martin Luther King III Marks Parents' India Trip Feb 13, 2009
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, traveled to India in 1959, just four years after he successfully led the bus boycott in Montgomery, Ala. to end segregation on public transportation. (CBS News -- US)
US House passes resolution on Gandhi's non-violence Feb 12, 2009
King and his wife, Coretta Scott King, travelled to India from Feb 10 to March 10, 1959. Upon their return to the US, King and other leaders of the civil rights movement drew on Gandhi's ideas to transform American society. (Hindu)
At Your Library: The best in childrens literature Feb 8, 2009
The book won the Author category for the Coretta Scott King award, the Sibert Award for informational literature, and was a Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Illustration Honor book. The book documents the hardships and triumphs of the Negro League Baseball teams during the days of segregation using an informal voice that kids naturally relate to. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Jubilation over inauguration Feb 8, 2009
Martin Mace of Atlanta, watching from a raised embankment in front of a big screen, glanced back and forth between the screen and the graves of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King. At that moment, Obama placed his hand on a Bible and took the oath of office. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Horrors! Eerie writer Neil Gaiman wins Newbery Feb 7, 2009
The Coretta Scott King Award for best author was given to Kadir Nelson, for We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball. The illustrator award went to Floyd Cooper for The Blacker the Berry. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
