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NEWS ABOUT: Martin Luther King III

Martin Luther King III stories: 8 news summaries

 King's Daughter to Head SCLC 

Bernice King to be first woman to head group

Oct 30, 09 11:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bernice King was elected to lead the Southern Christian Leadership Conference today, becoming the first woman to helm the civil rights organization her father, Martin Luther King Jr., co-founded. King wasn’t there for the board vote, which she won 23-15 over an Arkansas judge, so interim president Byron Clay... More »

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civil rights • Martin Luther King Jr. • Southern Christian Leadership Conference • Martin Luther King III • Bernice King • women's issues • Byron Clay

MLK's Kids Bicker Over Spielberg Biopic

Siblings plan to fight Dexter King's sale of movie rights to their father's life

May 20, 09 7:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The sale of the movie rights to Martin Luther King Jr.'s life has revived the feud among his three surviving children, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Martin Luther King III and Bernice King say their brother Dexter—chief executive of the King estate—only informed them of the plans for... More »

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Steven Spielberg • DreamWorks • Martin Luther King Jr. • movie deal • movie rights • civil rights movement • Martin Luther King III • biopic • Bernice King • Dexter King

(Newser) - Barack Obama pitched in at a Washington emergency homeless shelter for teens today, as part of his pitch for greater public service, the AP reports. After touring the facility alongside Martin Luther King III, Obama rolled up the sleeves of his white shirt and helped paint a wall in the... More »

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Barack Obama • Martin Luther King Jr. • Martin Luther King III • President Obama • inaugural events • homeless shelter

 MLK's Kids Fight Over Letters 

Judge orders Bernice to bring unpublished papers to court

Oct 9, 08 5:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Legal battles among Martin Luther King Jr's children drag on, this time over who gets mom and dad's unpublished correspondence. Yesterday, a judge ordered youngest daughter Bernice, the administrator of Coretta Scott King's estate, to bring to court letters and photos that sit at the heart of a disputed $1.... More »

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autobiography • Martin Luther King Jr. • Coretta Scott King • estate • Penguin Group • Martin Luther King III • Bernice King • Dexter King

MLK Children: Lawsuit Defends Dad's Legacy

Accusations fly as estranged siblings
take dispute public

Jul 21, 08 12:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Martin Luther King's children are blaming each other for the uncharacteristically public standoff that led two of them to sue the third over management of their father's estate, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The deaths of the family peacekeepers, mother Coretta and sister Yolanda, helped expose the rift. "Strong parents... More »

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Atlanta • lawsuit • inheritance • Martin Luther King Jr. • estate • Martin Luther King III

 MLK Children Fight Over Estate 

Family dispute over civil rights hero's estate goes public

Jul 12, 08 7:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two of Martin Luther King Jr.'s three surviving children are taking their brother to court, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Bernice and Martin King III say Dexter, president of the corporation that oversees the civil rights hero's intellectual property rights, has mishandled company funds and wrongfully taken money from their... More »

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Atlanta • lawsuit • inheritance • Martin Luther King Jr. • estate • Martin Luther King III

 MLK's FIrst Grandchild Born 

Yolanda Renee born to Martin Luther King III and wife

May 26, 08 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - The first grandchild of Martin Luther King Jr. was born yesterday morning in Atlanta to Martin Luther King III and his wife, Arndrea Waters King, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Yolanda Renee King is named after the civil rights leader's oldest child, who died last year. Baby Yolanda and mom are... More »

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opinion

MLK Son:
We Need Cabinet Post
for Poverty

40 years later, much work remains, he says

Apr 4, 08 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The son of Martin Luther King says the nation can best commemorate the 40th anniversary of his father's assassination by taking concrete action to fight poverty. In an essay in the  Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Martin Luther King III called on the presidential candidates to commit to creating a Cabinet position, one... More »

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poverty • racial inequality • Martin Luther King Jr. • Martin Luther King III • Office of Financial Empowerment

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