MLK Biopic Selma Casts CORETTA SCOTT KING (Exclusive.
Carmen Ejogo, who starred in musical drama Sparkle, is in talks to play Coretta Scott King in Selma, the Martin Luther King Jr. drama about the historic civic rights marches. David Oyelowo is on board to play Martin Luther��.
Martin Luther King Day: 6 books to read and celebrate
Coretta Scott Kings book about her own life (she went to Antioch College in Ohio) and the life she shared with her husband offers an intimate look at an extraordinary time and movement in America. The book, first published in 1969, has been reshaped.
Carmen Ejogo On Filming Selma: I Knew I Was Doing A Service To Coretta
Theres a scene in ���Selma��� where Coretta Scott King (played by Carmen Ejogo) stares into the eyes of her cheating husband Martin Luther King Jr. (played by David Oyelowo) after listening to an alleged recording of his sexual romp with another woman.
Coretta Scott King - Facts and Summary - HISTORY.com
Find out more about the history of Coretta Scott King, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. Get all the facts on HISTORY.com.
Next: BlackListory | Remember When Black People Booed.
BlackListory | Remember When Black People Booed Coretta Scott King for Supporting a Sell Out? In Black politics, as with life, we tend to create our own sacred cows: ideas or people who are insulated from future criticism.
HOPE Business In A Box Academy Pitch Competition at.
Over the past few months, Dr. Theo Smiths 7th grade business education students at Coretta Scott King Young Womens Leadership Academy diligently worked to.
Carmen Ejogo Opens Up About Her Role As Coretta Scott.
Theres a scene in ���Selma��� where Coretta Scott King (played by Carmen Ejogo) stares into the eyes of her cheating husband Martin Luther King Jr. (played by David Oyelowo) after listening to an alleged recording of his��.
Dora E. McDonald, Secretary to Martin Luther King in ’60s, Dies at 81
Dora E. McDonald served as secretary and confidante to Dr. King in the most turbulent years of the civil rights movement.
The flawed history of Selma
In one moving scene, Coretta Scott King confronts her husband over FBI-manufactured evidence of his adultery and forces him to admit that there were, indeed, other women in his life, although King claims to love only Coretta. Kings marriage has never .
CORETTA SCOTT KING Book Grant; ALSCs Graphic Novel.
GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND COMPETITIONS. Applications are now open for the 2015 Coretta Scott King Book Donation Grants sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA). Underfunded libraries, schools and��.
Carmen Ejogo Discusses Her Role As CORETTA SCOTT KING In.
Carmen Ejogo reveals how she prepared for her role as Coretta Scott King in Selma with Rolland Martin!
King children head to court in fight over fathers bible and Nobel peace prize
Lawyers for Bernice have argued, among other things, that King gave the Nobel medal to his wife as a gift, meaning that it is part of Coretta Scott Kings estate. Bernice is the administrator of her mothers estate. Kings heirs have previously parted.
Carmen Ejogo takes on a familiar role: CORETTA SCOTT KING
The portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr., who led the marches, has been hailed as a breakthrough for actor David Oyelowo. But Carmen Ejogo has also earned praise for her sensitive turn as Coretta Scott King ��� who, in addition to being Kings wife, was.
The Coretta Scott King Awards Book Fair - blaine.org
Ever heard of the Coretta Scott King Awards Book Fair? I hadnt either till I took my children to one of these fairs in Nashville a few months back. Today at Kirkus, I talk to the Fairs organizer, Collette Hopkins. Shes pictured��.
Carmen Ejogo as CORETTA SCOTT KING in Selma
NEW YORK: Its rare for an actress to play the same character twice but Carmen Ejogo, who played Coretta Scott King in the HBO movie Boycott, portrays her again in the 1960s civil rights era movie Selma, to be released in U.S. theaters nationwide.
Interesting Facts About CORETTA SCOTT KING and Betty Shabazz.
Coretta Scott Kings cause of her death is believed to be respiratory failure due to complications from ovarian cancer. Betty Shabazz suffered severe burns and died on June 23, 1997 as a result of a fire set by her grandson.
Kings Family Builds Its Own Legacy Of Legal Battles
Nobody has the monopoly on Martin and Coretta Scott King, Bernice King once told the Associated Press. This is ours, and it should be governed that way. The King family has gotten a lot of criticism, but many believe their desire to control their.
Applications open for 2015 CORETTA SCOTT KING Book.
Via press release. Underfunded libraries, schools and non-traditional organizations that provide educational services to children are invited to apply to receive one of three Coretta Scott King Book Donation Grants. Awarded��.
Coretta Scott King (1927-2006) | New Georgia Encyclopedia
As a proponent of civil and human rights, Coretta Scott King helped her husband, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., lead the modern civil rights movement. During their life together, she was.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King Bronze Medal
The United States Mint is currently offering 1.5-inch and 3-inch bronze medals honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. These medals represent duplicate versions of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded posthumously in recognition of .
Dr. King’s Children Battling Over Book
The three living children of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have feuded before. This time the squabbling is over the legacy and estate not of their father but of their mother.
The biggest problem with Selma has nothing to do with LBJ or the Oscars
But all the criticism has overlooked the particularly troubling mischaracterization of one of the movements most critical players ��� Coretta Scott King. The movie presents a Coretta who exists under a fog of fear as she endures the terror of Selma. It.
Carmen Ejogo Replays Historic role of Coretta Scott King in.
Thirteen years ago, Scottish - Nigerian Hollywood actress, Carmen Ejogo played the resilient wife of black American freedom fighter, Martin Luther King Jr, Coretta Scott King in 2001 HBO film, Boycott. Now, in the��.
Carmen Ejogo embodies Coretta Scott King in Selma
King, President Lyndon Johnson and Gov. George Wallace. I wasnt really beholden to some kind of iconic or mythological representation of Martin or Coretta that you often do find in history books in the classroom, said the Londoner turned New Yorker.
Carmen Ejogo on Playing the Sensual Side of Coretta Scott King
*Both Martin Luther King and his wife are played by British actors in the upcoming film ���Selma,��� with the Oxford-born David Oyelowo is in the title role and Coretta Scott King played by London native Camen Ejogo (���Sparkle���). In addition to bringing an .
WCW Coretta Scott King | Pardon My Audacity
WCW: Coretta Scott King Welcome back to WCW where at PMA it means World Changing Women. When we last spoke I introduced you to Kasturba Gandhi, wife of the great Mahatma Gandhi. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King,��.
15 Pictures Of Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King Jr.
As people honor and look back on Martin Luther King Jr.s life and extraordinary vision, another person comes to mind ��� Coretta Scott King. The fellow civil rights leader and activist stood proudly by Dr. Kings side during his��.
MTV going black and white for King birthday
The Oscar-nominated film ���Selma��� chronicles the 1965 marches for voting rights that King led through Alabama. Lewis, one of the student leaders working with King, suffered a skull fracture when Alabama state troopers, sheriff deputies and possemen .
Carmen Ejogo plays CORETTA SCOTT KING for the second time in Selma
Carmen Ejogo has twice walked in Coretta Scott Kings stylish shoes. But the initial time she portrayed the first lady of civil rights in a film, she had not met her beforehand. That was when she starred opposite Jeffrey Wright in HBOs 2001 movie.
Dr. King’s Documents Withdrawn From Auction
The singer Harry Belafonte withdrew the three items from sale on the eve of the auction.
Carmen Ejogo CORETTA SCOTT KING - Black America Web
Roland Martin, host of ���NewsOne Now��� talked with Carmen Ejogo about her role as Coretta Scott King in the MLK biopic, ���Selma.���
Carmen Ejogo On The Role Of CORETTA SCOTT KING In Selma.
Roland Martin, host of ���NewsOne Now,��� talked with Carmen Ejogo about her role as Coretta Scott King in the Martin Luther King, Jr. biopic ���Selma��� during a recent press event. Martin told Ejogo that many people described��.
New director at CORETTA SCOTT KING Center��� Focus on diversity, social justice
Mila Cooper has spent the past 25 years serving as diversity and community outreach director at over half a dozen colleges and universities around the country, but never has she felt responsible for as much as she does as the director of the Coretta.
Westfield Library hosting an exhibit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta.
Through the end of January, the Westfield Memorial Library is exhibiting a collection of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King memorabilia. The majority of the items in the front display case are owned by Patricia Faggins, one of the.
Tributes Pour Forth as a Mournful Atlanta Remembers the Legacy of Coretta Scott King
It was barely two weeks ago that Coretta Scott King appeared at an awards dinner marking her husbands birthday, wordlessly sparking a prolonged standing ovation. Many took her attendance as an indication that she was recovering from a major stroke last August that had left her unable to walk or talk. So when the news came -- for many just as they awoke -- that Mrs. King had died Monday night at the age of 78 at a holistic health center in Mexico, it was a cold shock to the city she called home.. Outpouring of tributes follows death of Coretta Scott King, whose dignity, suffering and resolve seemed to personify civil rights movement; street in Atlanta where King Center is located is blocked off to accommodate flood of visitors (M)
Watch Selma Star Carmen Ejogo Take On CORETTA SCOTT KING in Exclusive Clip.
When it comes to watching a movie about Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement, its hard to focus on anything else other than the man at the forefront of the movement. But in the new film Selma, based on the 1965 voting rights marches.