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NEWS ABOUT: Bernice King

Bernice King stories: 3 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

 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Judge orders Bernice to bring unpublished papers to court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(Newser) - Legal battles among Martin Luther King Jr's children drag on, this time over who gets mom and dad's unpublished correspondence.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

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