WTF is it about January?

[mdlbear]

Coretta Scott King, 78, Widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Dies.

Coretta Scott King, first known as the wife of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., then as his widow, then as an avid proselytizer for his vision of racial peace and non-violent social change died Monday night, according to Andrew Young, the former United Nations ambassador who is an old friend of the King family. She was 78 and had been in failing health for years following a stroke.

Mr. Young said in a phone call to NBC's "Today" show that Mrs. King died last night at her home in Atlanta.

"I understand she was asleep last night and her daughter tried to wake her up," Mr. [Young] said.

Mrs. King rose from rural poverty in Heiberger, Ala., to become an international symbol of the civil rights revolution of the 1960s and a tireless advocate for a long litany of social and political issues ranging from women's rights to the struggle against apartheid in South Africa that followed in its wake.

Comments

[chaoswolf]

I agree with you, Dad. It's not pretty...January is a bad month. Then again, 2006 hasn't really been good to any of us (unless you wish to count your new tub).

[rowanf.livejournal.com]

I heard this on NPR this morning. She gave much to so many. What is remembered lives.

[tagryn]

It's right in the middle of winter, the time of death and rest in nature. As creatures I think we're still tied to those cycles at some level.

[figmo.livejournal.com]

The Rev. Cecil Williams said this morning she was even supportive of gay rights and actively campaigned for them.

She was quite a woman.

[kshandra]

Mr. Young said in a phone call to NBC's "Today" show that Mrs. King died last night at her home in Atlanta.

According to the link I posted in my journal, she was seeking alternative treatment in Mexico, and the family were making arrangements to have her brought home....