Bernice King quoted her father's more than 50 year-old words, saying mankind has to choose between 'nonviolent coexistence or violent co-annihilation.'
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Moms of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin portrayed in new book
The book by Anna Malaika Tubbs about Alberta King, Louise Little and Berdis Baldwin provides details of their lives of faith, discipline and sacrifice. “The Three Mothers cover with Berdis Baldwin, from left, Alberta King and Louise Little. Courtesy image
January 15, 2021
(RNS) Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin are three of the most famous and commonly invoked leaders for civil rights and Black liberation. But where did they come from?
Or, more specifically, who birthed them, influenced them and guided them on the path that led them to become so influential?
American civil war In the early hours of Wednesday 6 January, Raphael Warnock, the senior pastor of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church – Martin Luther King’s former congregation – was elected as one of two senators for Georgia. It was the first time a Democrat had been elected to this position in two decades and the first time an African American had ever held it. Later that day, Donald Trump addressed a crowd of around 8,000 supporters on the Ellipse, near the White House, claiming the presidential election was rigged. “You’ll never take back our country with weakness,” he told his followers. “You have to show strength, and you have to be strong.” He promised to accompany them to the Capitol, only to go back to the White House and watch on television as several hundred of them fought their way into the building while Congress was certifying the presidential election results. Congressional staffers barricaded themselves into offices and hid under desks, and the c