Mourning the Loss of Coretta Scott King
by Violet Tabor
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.The Minority Task Force on AIDS/FACES, New York’s oldest black owned and operated, not-for-profit AIDS service organization in Harlem joins the millions of Americans that mourn the passing of another civil rights icon, Coretta Scott King. She was a woman of courage and strong convictions who throughout the turmoil of the civil rights movement stood beside her husband, the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the thousands of African Americans who were denied the basic rights provided to citizens of this country. She watched as her husband was beaten, stabbed, jailed and finally assassinated, yet she never lost sight of his vision. She used her experience to protect his legacy and spread his vision both nationally and internationally. As we mourn her passing may we as a people never lose sight of the legacy that Coretta Scott King is leaving behind and the vision her husband lived and died for.
About the Author
Executive Director of the Minority Task Force on AIDS/FACES, a not-for-profit AIDS service organization in Harlem, New York. Visit their website at: www.FACESny.org
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