Coretta Scott King
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Bernice King, the daughter of the late Coretta Scott King, wants her mother’s letters, speeches, and commentary published.
Scores of demonstrators gathered outside of Mitch McConnell's home to protest the silencing of Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Friday.
In the fight to get Jeff Sessions confirmed as attorney general, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) pulled his very own race card, saying opposing Democrats were the party of the Ku Klux Klan.
GOP Senators voted to "rebuke" the Massachusetts Senator, prompting her to take to Twitter and read an opposition letter from Coretta Scott King aloud on Facebook Live.
In a letter, the widow of Martin Luther King Jr. crafted a scathing critique of Sessions saying that to grant him a federal judgeship would “irreparably damage the work of my husband.”
The movie “Selma” opened to popular acclaim earlier this month. But some say that if Coretta Scott King were alive today, she would not recognize herself as she is portrayed by Carmen Ejogo in the new movie. According to the Houston Forward Times, the filmmakers misconstrued the intimate relationship she had with her husband, Dr. […]
Selma, Ala. Oprah Winfrey, and other actors from the movie ‘Selma’ and hundreds of others marched to recall one of the bloodiest chapters of the civil rights movement, on the eve of the national holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. The commemoration comes after numerous incidents in which unarmed black men were killed by police […]
OMG,! Angela Bassett, at the age of 55 is gorgeous than ever and like a fine wine just get better with time. Known for oscar winning performances for role in movies like, ‘What Love Go To Do With It,’ ‘Waiting To Exhale,’ ‘How Stella Got Her Groove Back,’ and many more. In her new feature […]
Carmen Ejogo, most recently starring in ‘Sparkle,’ has been cast opposite David Oyelowo in “Selma.” Oyelowo will play the civil rights leader Martin Luther King while Ejogo takes a turn as King’s wife Coretta Scott King. “Selma” is being produced by Oprah Winfrey‘s Harpo production company and is being directed by Ava DuVernay. There is no […]