News about Coretta Scott King

Who was Dexter Scott King's wife, Leah Weber, and did he have any children?Inside the family life of Martin Luther King's son

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 22, 2024
On Monday, Dexter Scott King and his wife, 11 years, died in his Malibu, California home. Martin Luther Jr. and Coretta Scott King, who has a resemblance to his father, lived in secrecy. On July 12, 2013, Dexter married Leah Weber King, his closest friend and longtime partner. He served as chairman of the King Center at the time of his death, before being named president and chief executive officer. He moved to California to pursue a life in acting and portrayed his father in a 2002 television film.

Dexter Scott King, Martin Luther King's younger brother

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 22, 2024
Dexter Scott King, Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King's younger brother, died as a result of prostate cancer. The 62-year-old son of the civil rights king died on Monday at his California home after fighting prostate cancer, according to the King Center in Atlanta. Dexter King was elected to Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Alabama, where his father served as minister for seven years.

Oprah reveals how she makes her coveted book club picks

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 4, 2023
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese has been Oprah's new addition to her book club. She told DailyMail.com that she knew it was making her coveted list within the first three pages. I usually go through like ten-12 books before I get to the real thing,' says the former show host, 69.

According to a relative of a civil rights icon, MLK was "assassinated by the US government."

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 17, 2023
According to Coretta Scott King, the late civil rights leader was assassinated by the US government. Seneca Scott argued that on Monday night, after being interviewed in Boston on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and that nothing should detract from his radical vision,' Tucker said. The US government assassinated him,' he said.'

Coretta Scott King, MLK Jr.'s wife, was dragged into a divisive new $10 million Boston monument honoring a hero

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 16, 2023
Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King Jr.'s cousin, has dubbed the newly unveiled statue honoring the civil rights icon a 'woke' waste of money. 'The Embrace', a 20-foot-high piece that depicts MLK Jr.'s famous hug after he learned he had received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. Seneca Scott, King's cousin and a failed candidate for mayor of Oakland in 2022, spoke out against the statue on Sunday.