On social media, ‘celebrating Coretta’ honors Coretta Scott King’s birthday
On what would have been her 93rd birthday, people have taken to social media to remember the life and legacy of Coretta Scott King.
Using the hashtag #CelebratingCoretta, users praised King as a gifted vocalist and advocate for peace. And for all she did to carry on the civil rights movement even after her husband the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
She is also often credited for her steadfast commitment in establishing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a national holiday and establishing the King Center and national park along Atlanta's Auburn Avenue.
On Twitter, Bernice King, the youngest child of Dr. King and Coretta Scott King, remembered her mother’s musical talent, among her other gifts.
We’re commemorating my mother’s 93rd birthday. Did you know that she graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music? Or that she was a classically trained singer who gave Freedom Concerts to raise money for the Civil Rights Movement? #CorettaScottKing #CelebratingCoretta pic.twitter.com/ZNMVBI0h85
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) April 27, 2020
Missing you on your birthday and every day. ❤️#CelebratingCoretta #CorettaScottKing pic.twitter.com/VeNrVEaeps
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) April 27, 2020
The King Center shared a video of Mrs. King recalling her time in the civil rights movement, along with photos of her working for causes she championed and with her family. They also invited others to share memories of her.
93 years ago today, King Center founder #CorettaScottKing was born.
— The King Center (@TheKingCenter) April 27, 2020
Even before meeting #MLK, she was a true leader, a peace advocate & a gifted vocalist.
We’re celebrating her life & legacy. Join us. Tweet a photo/video with your sentiments using the tag #CelebratingCoretta. pic.twitter.com/BhsORwDmIx
“I must remind you that starving a child is violence. Neglecting school children is violence. Punishing a mother and her family is violence...”#CelebratingCoretta #CorettaScottKing pic.twitter.com/ywcaz2Ldwu
— The King Center (@TheKingCenter) April 27, 2020
Thinking about these words today on what would have been the great Coretta Scott King's 93rd birthday: “Freedom is never really won. You earn it and win it in every generation.” May her fight for justice and equality live on in all of us. #CelebratingCoretta
— Kamala Harris (@SenKamalaHarris) April 27, 2020
Today (April 27) is #CorettaScottKing’s 93rd bday.
— Kristen Clarke 866-OUR-VOTE (@KristenClarkeJD) April 27, 2020
Her voice, power, courage and steadfast commitment to racial justice helped carry forth Dr. King’s legacy. #CelebratingCoretta. #ShePersisted pic.twitter.com/SuK0NWHhQb
"Poverty can produce a most deadly kind of violence. In this society, violence against poor people and minority groups is routine. ... Ignoring medical needs is violence ... Even a lack of will power to help humanity is a sick and sinister form of violence." -Coretta Scott King pic.twitter.com/H0Nhq1p3zk
— Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (@RevDrBarber) April 27, 2020
I believe Coretta Scott King is a picture of a warrior... filled with courage, determination, grace, class, and elegance. I thank God for the example she continues to be for Americans in general, but African American women specifically. #CelebratingCoretta pic.twitter.com/jghiPt3YV3
— S. Shipman-Cook (@MrsShavonneCook) April 27, 2020
“I was married to Martin, but I was even more married to the movement and its mission of helping to create a Beloved Community of compassion, justice, and nonviolence.” #CorettaScottKing #CelebratingCoretta pic.twitter.com/7Tr5DUpJhN
— The King Center (@TheKingCenter) April 27, 2020
“Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.”—Coretta Scott King, civil rights leader and author
— Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton #AllinIllinois (@LtGovStratton) April 27, 2020
Happy Birthday, Queen!#CelebratingCoretta #MondayMotivation pic.twitter.com/1PohFdrRnK
Today I'm #CelebratingCoretta, honoring her life & legacy of love & justice. She embodied her own words w/ over 40yrs of racial & economic justice work around the world: “I don’t believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people & deny it to others.” #MotivationalMonday pic.twitter.com/bgRMXc8V3g
— Brenda Salter McNeil (@RevDocBrenda) April 27, 2020
"I must remind you that starving a child is violence. Neglecting school children is violence. Punishing a mother and her family is violence." - Coretta Scott King#CelebratingCoretta pic.twitter.com/87NDCoziLU
— Dawn S. Smith (@novemberdawn) April 27, 2020
Today we remember civil rights leader, activist, and author Coretta Scott King, who was born #onthisday in 1927.
— High Museum of Art (@HighMuseumofArt) April 27, 2020
Larry Fink (American, born 1941). "Coretta Scott King, Poor People’s Campaign, Washington, D.C." 1968. Gelatin silver print. pic.twitter.com/O0MylQmLMM
