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Celebrating Coretta Scott King's Birthday, In Her Words

The civil rights icon was born on this day in 1927.
by NewsOne Staff
04.28.20
'Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee'
Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis’ Archives Open To Public

Harlem’s Schomburg Center has opened Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis’ archives to the public.
by NewsOne Staff
03.31.20
Maynard Jackson Waving to Crowd
Home Of Maynard Jackson To Become Affordable Housing

The former home of Atlanta’s first Black mayor Maynard Jackson will be transformed into affordable housing.
by NewsOne Staff
03.31.20
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MLK’s Daughter Wants Her Mother’s Work Published

Bernice King, the daughter of the late Coretta Scott King, wants her mother’s letters, speeches, and commentary published.
by NewsOne Staff
04.01.17
Protestors Read Coretta Scott King Letter Outside Mitch McConnell's Home
King’s Letter Read By Protesters Outside McConnell’s Home

Scores of demonstrators gathered outside of Mitch McConnell's home to protest the silencing of Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Friday.
by NewsOne Staff
02.11.17
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Ted Cruz Calls Democrats ‘Party Of KKK’

In the fight to get Jeff Sessions confirmed as attorney general, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) pulled his very own race…
by NewsOne Staff
02.09.17
Boston Protests President Trump's Immigration Order
Elizabeth Warren Will Not Be Silenced Over AG…

GOP Senators voted to "rebuke" the Massachusetts Senator, prompting her to take to Twitter and read an opposition letter from…
by Angela Bronner Helm
02.08.17
Coretta Addresses The Memphis Crowds
Coretta Scott King 1986 Letter Blasts Jeff Sessions

Martin Luther King Jr's widow wrote a scathing critique of Sessions in 1986, saying granting him a federal judgeship would…
by Kellee Terrell
01.12.17
“Rose In A Fisted Glove”: Carmen Ejogo On…

Roland Martin, host of “NewsOne Now,” talked with Carmen Ejogo about her role as Coretta Scott King in the Martin Luther…
by NewsOne Now
01.07.15
Read MLK’s Love Letter To Coretta Scott King

We all know Martin Luther King Jr. was quite the speaker but, apparently, he was also something of a poet.…
by NewsOne Now
02.14.14
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Mary J. Blige to Play Betty Shabazz in…

Soul songstress Mary J. Blige’s career is picking up quite a bit of steam these days as she flips the…
by Ruth Manuel-Logan
06.19.19
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Alveda King, Stop Using Your Uncle’s Name To…

The NAACP did a great thing this week when they formally endorsed marriage equality. RELATED: Is Being Black, Gay As…
by Michael Arceneaux
06.19.19
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