Word: coretta
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Attorney General Janet Reno linked arms with the Rev. Jesse Jackson; Coretta Scott King appeared with her four children; and tens of thousands took to the streets of Washington last Saturday in commemoration of Martin Luther King's historic march 30 years ago. Said n.a.a.c.p. executive director Ben Chavis: "The color of your skin still limits your chances in society. Dr. King's dream still remains unfulfilled...
There are many people of color who have made tremendous achievements, who would be ideal Commencement speakers, and who not capouse views that deny the right of an oppresses group: California Representative Maxine Waters, Nelson Mandela, Professor Anita Hill and Coretta Scott King are just a few examples...
...appearance at Howard University Monday,Clinton joined a program in remembrance of theslain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.,including King's Widow, Coretta Scott King, andhis son, Martin Luther King...
...little noticed by the press, Robinson and like-minded black politicians and businessmen have been gradually doing away with the double standard that condemned oppression by South Africa's white regime while ignoring oppression elsewhere on the continent. As long ago as 1990, a group including Robinson, Jesse Jackson, Coretta Scott King and several black elected officials and labor leaders issued a statement calling for an end to the "violence and tyranny" inflicted by Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi's one-party government. Robinson has since repeated the criticism in appearances before U.S. congressional committees, adding Zaire's Mobutu Sese...
Wofford's friendship with King proved invaluable in the 1960 presidential election: When King was jailed in rural Georgia for driving without a license a week before the election, Wofford convinced then-Senator Kennedy to offer Coretta Scott King his help in securing King's release...