Soror Coretta Scott King's Services on CSPAN Today-Live! - Page 2

Bamboozled · #16 01-31-2006, 10:52 AM

My heart is very heavy today. This is truly a sad occasion.
Rest in peace, Soror Scott King.

NUPE4LIFE · #17 01-31-2006, 11:23 AM

I woke up to this bad news. Like others have said I admired Mrs. King for her class and dignity. She is now resting in peace.

ARTIC-U-LATE · #18 01-31-2006, 11:30 AM

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Originally posted by RBL
RIP and my prayers go out to the family. I was listening to the radio this morning and Armstrong Williams was on and he basically said that Mrs King (prior to her stroke) was about to lose her house but Oprah stepped in and bought her a new house (or completely refurbished the old one). While Armstrong went on to praise her children I would love to know how THEY allowed her to be in such a position in the first place. They could have all pooled their resources together and Oprah would not have been involved... that really concerned me....

^^^I would be interested in knowing how her children would let that happen also. Nonetheless, I am mourning with the family.

HC: I informed one of our student workers about Mrs. King's passing and she said...."Who?"

Damn shame!

FeeFee · #19 01-31-2006, 11:41 AM

Rest in peace, Soror Scott King. You have done a good work while here on this earth. May you be amply rewarded in Heaven and reunited with Dr. King.

The news of her passing was soooo sad to hear.

unspokenone25 · #20 01-31-2006, 11:45 AM

May Soror Scott-King rest in peace. My prayers are to her family and loved ones.

I had the pleasure to meet Soror Scott-King at the CBC in 2002. It was truly a moving experience for me. I am deeply saddened today.

jitterbug13 · #21 01-31-2006, 12:24 PM

Mom called me this morning to tell me the news and asked if I heard abou it. I hadn't turned on the TV but did see it on CNN.

I'm very sad about this news. RIP

Ideal08 · #22 01-31-2006, 12:28 PM

I was truly saddened to hear about this this morning.

Steeltrap · #23 01-31-2006, 12:35 PM

This is the first I'm hearing of her death (despite listening to a couple of "black" radio stations here in SoCal). RIP, Soror Scott King. And remember the work that Rev. King started and she and the family continued is still unfinished.

MightyQuinn · #24 01-31-2006, 12:36 PM

I am so deeply saddened by this news. I knew she was still sick after suffering a heart attack but I thought she was recovering. One of the articles said she died peacefully in her sleep - I know it doesn't make it any better but I'm glad to hear she didn't suffer.

prettylondy08 · #25 01-31-2006, 12:48 PM

prayers for her family and our nation--i can't believe that some folks don't know who she is/was. i pray that her children can get it together--losing a mother is hard. but i thank God that Soror Coretta is with the Lord now and that she and her husband can be reunited.

Bamboozled · #26 01-31-2006, 02:01 PM

Some very powerful quotes from Soror Coretta Scott King:

"Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated."

"I believe all Americans who believe in freedom, tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice based on sexual orientation."

"I'm fulfilled in what I do … I never thought that a lot of money or fine clothes—the finer things of life—would make you happy. My concept of happiness is to be filled in a spiritual sense."

"There is a spirit and a need and a man at the beginning of every great human advance. Every one of these must be right for that particular moment of history, or nothing happens."

"Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul."

"Segregation was wrong when it was forced by white people, and I believe it is still wrong when it is requested by black people."

"Struggle is a never-ending process. Freedom is never really won; you earn it and win it in every generation."

"I still hear people say that I should not be talking about the rights of lesbian and gay people and I should stick to the issue of racial justice. But I hasten to remind them that Martin Luther King Jr. said, 'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.' I appeal to everyone who believes in Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream to make room at the table of brother- and sisterhood for lesbian and gay people."

"If American women would increase their voting turnout by ten percent, I think we would see an end to all of the budget cuts in programs benefiting women and children."

"This valuable first-hand account of the historic Montgomery Bus Boycott, written by an important, behind-the-scenes organizer, evokes the emotional intensity of the civil-rights struggle. It ought to be required reading for all Americans who value their freedom and the contribution of black women to our history."

"The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members ... a heart of grace and a soul generated by love."

"Today is not merely a holiday, but a true holy day which honors the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in the best possible way."

"You are right that it is a hurtful, divisive symbol and I commend you for having the courage to tell it like it is at a time when too many other political leaders are equivocating on this issue."

kommitted1973 · #27 01-31-2006, 03:01 PM

She was one of those women that made you want to not only be a better woman, but a better human being.

I had the pleasure of meeting her many years ago and she was one of the most gracious and inspiring women that I have ever met.

Today is a sad day for the World.

Eclipse · #28 01-31-2006, 03:32 PM

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Originally posted by RBL
RIP and my prayers go out to the family. I was listening to the radio this morning and Armstrong Williams was on and he basically said that Mrs King (prior to her stroke) was about to lose her house but Oprah stepped in and bought her a new house (or completely refurbished the old one). While Armstrong went on to praise her children I would love to know how THEY allowed her to be in such a position in the first place. They could have all pooled their resources together and Oprah would not have been involved... that really concerned me....

This is not the way the story was told here in Atlanta if I recall correctly. Mrs. King still lived in the modest family home that she and Dr. King bought when he was alive in what was/is increasingly becoming a "bad" part of town. (Off Simpson Road in Vine City for the ATLiens) Oprah decided to buy Mrs. King a condo in Buckhead on Peachtree Street simply as a gift to Mrs. King, not because she was about to be homeless. I think Oprah said she wanted her to live in a home befiting her, or something like that.

DPiece7 · #29 01-31-2006, 04:15 PM

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Originally posted by ARTIC-U-LATE
^^^I would be interested in knowing how her children would let that happen also. Nonetheless, I am mourning with the family.

HC: I informed one of our student workers about Mrs. King's passing and she said...."Who?" Damn shame!

That is sooo appalling

of course the news and media have not spent nearly as much time chronicling her life and covering the story as they should. i heard about it from my bf early this morning, tuned in to the news and they talked about it for like 10 seconds. a woman considered by many to be the 1st lady of the civil rights movement deserves more than that.

condolences to the family of Mrs. Coretta Scott King and to the ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. we all lost another powerful, influential African-American woman today. may she rest in peace.

Obsession8 · #30 01-31-2006, 04:18 PM

I woke up to the news as well (getting up early for the Oscar nominations). It has been a bittersweet day for me, but our soror is with her king now, and that makes me feel a bit better.

May she rest in peace.