The Coretta Scott King Awards, 1970-2009: 40th Anniversary (Coretta Scott King Awards Book)
Political Partying (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
generic1 : “Not since ‘The Birth of a Nation’ has a mainstream movie demeaned the idea of black American life as much as ‘Precious,’ Full of brazenly racist clichés (Precious steals and eats an entire bucket of fried chicken), it is a sociological horror show. Worse than Precious itself was the ordeal of watching it with an audience full of patronizing white folk...
Ramblin' with Roger (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Here are some issues I've been musing about,. some happened a couple weeks ago but are still in my head. New York State passed a no texting while driving law that became effective November 1. While I'm very much in favor of people not multitasking in that fashion, I'm not all that excited by the passage of more legislation that can be routinely ignored. Perhaps those who always follow the law will...
Read Roger (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
So, what does it mean--if anything--that Phillip Hoose's National Book Award winning Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice is ineligible for the Coretta Scott King Award (because Hoose is white) and Jerry Pinkney's Lion & the Mouse is in the same position because it isn't about black people? Does it not matter, or have the CSK awards painted themselves into a corner?
LAist (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
The Road to Freedom exhibit opens at the Skirball on Thursday. | Morton Broffman (American, 1928-1992), Dr. King and Coretta Scott King Leading Marchers, Montgomery,Alabama, 1965, Gelatin silver print, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Gift of the Broffman Family, 2007.34, © Morton Broffman MUSIC Celebrated jazz bassist Charlie Haden returns to his bluegrass/country roots with his family and friends...
Joe. My. God. (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Noted homophobe Rev. Bernice King, the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., has been named the first woman to lead the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. And the calls for her to renounce her anti-gay bigotry have begun. From the Daily Voice , which bill itselfs as "black America's daily news source": She should renounce the anti-gay bigotry of her recent past. That bigotry was on shameful...
Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
From the Seattle Times The Rev. Bernice King has been chosen as the first woman to head the civil rights organization co-founded by her father, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference announced her election as its eighth president Friday morning. Interim President Byron Clay called King and said she accepted the position. I find this disturbing. King has made a...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Today's Featured Book of Color is Coretta Scott , a collection of poetry by Ntozake Shange dedicated to Coretta Scott King. This picture book also features large paintings by Kadir Nelson. The book details Coretta Scott and her life in the segregated south. She began work with Martin Luther King Jr. and launched the idea of nonviolent protest. The poetry explains the beautiful life and journey of...
Abby (the) Librarian (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
I'm a little bit excited about National Novel Writing Month . Okay, that's an understatement. I can't wait until Saturday night when I will start my novel at 12:01 on November 1! And now I've been alerted to a contest going on this November where you could win a one-on-one consultation with a leading literary agent by submitting the first 250 words of your YA novel. I can pretty much assure you that...
Naki (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
R. Gregory Christie is a three-time Coretta Scott King honor recipient. He’s illustrated numerous picture books, including the biographies of many significant historical and cultural figures — Richard Wright, Langston Hughes, Sojourner Truth, Muhammad Ali, Louis Armstrong, to name a few. And he also created the cover art for my novel, Loving Donovan. Saturday, I had the pleasure of finally...
Markedly (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
I spoke on Martin Luther King this Sunday. It was a really inspiring and thought provoking topic for me. Here are some notes, and also the link to th audio if you are interested. " When America was first formed as a nation they wrote the constitution which guaranteed freedom and the right to pursue a happy life to all of its peoples, regardless of their race creed or religion. However for 300...
The WOW Report (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Keith Bardwell, a Louisiana justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple because he feels such marriages don’t last long and out of concern that they might have children. "I'm not a racist. I just don't believe in mixing the races that way," Bardwell told the Associated Press on Thursday. It's the same as when I hear the homophobes...
In Entertainment (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
The family of Martin Luther King have finally settled a lawsuit over the Kings estate, according to Courthouse News Service. Issues were how to apportion the $32 million gained from the sale of their father’s archives. Since the death of their mother, Coretta Scott King, in 2006, Bernice and Martin Luther King III sued Dexter King [...]
Black Political Thought (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
The children of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. have reached a settlement late yesterday that will keep the family from airing their dirty laundry about King Inc., in a public jury trial. Martin Luther King III, Bernice King and Dexter King aired their grievances in open court for more than a year. That behavior is contrary to everything Dr. King and Coretta Scott King stood for. They fought and allowed...
The Happy Go Lucky Bachelor. (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
I am keeping it simple for this Tuesday and saving the tounge in cheek commentary, to say Happy Belated Birthday to the Reverend Joseph Lowery who celebrated his 88th birthday at Morehouse college. From the AJC : The event featured civil rights icons as well as Aretha Franklin. She was the highlight of a night that featured dancing, music and plays focusing on Reverend Lowery's life. The $50-a-head...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Siblings agree to end court battle over late father's millions, paving the way for reconciliation The children of Martin Luther King Jr have finally resolved the long-running and bitter battle over their father's estate. Martin Luther King III, Bernice King and Dexter King have been squabbling in open court in Atlanta for more than a year about the way their father's legacy is managed. The three are...
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soulfullvibes | 07/11/2008
A family dispute over the valuable estates of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King has landed the late couple's children in court, with two of the siblings claming that a third has misappropriated money from their parents's estates.
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