Leoqueen
Member Username: Leoqueen
Post Number: 986 Registered: 07-2004 Posted From: 205.188.116.137
| Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 9:18 am: | |
I just heard this on Fox 2 News...... |
Mauser765 Member Username: Mauser765
Post Number: 703 Registered: 01-2004 Posted From: 4.229.69.53
| Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 10:06 am: | |
My home was hit with the same shockwave at the same time LQ. This woman truely suffered the ultimate sacrifice for the cause. I think the women behind the men in the limelight are often overlooked. Some even were with their husbands at the time of their martyrdom. Dr. Betty Shabazz watched her husband be slaughtered while sitting in the front row with her children. Jackie Kennedy held her husband and was looking in his face when he was shot in the head. Ethel Kennedy comforted her mortally wounded husband as he uttered his last words to her, "am I going to die?". She gave it to him straight, "Yes dear, I am afraid so." Myrlie Evans was startled one night by the sound of a single rifle shot in her driveway while waiting for her husband to return home. I dare say that it would be easier to sacrfice yourself than your spouse. These women had to carry on in the aftermath, and for the life of me I can not comprehend what that must have been like. |
Zulu_warrior Member Username: Zulu_warrior
Post Number: 2453 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.251.27.41
| Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 10:41 am: | |
IKOLEKTA LESIBILI ELOKUCELA UKUTULA. NKULUNKULU okuvela kuwe ukutula, ongumtandi wokuvumelana ; ukwazi wena kung'ukupila okupakade, ukukonza wena ku ngukubusa impela ; Sivlkele tina'bantu bako abatobekileyo lapo abay'impi kiti besihlaselayo; ukuba tina esitembela kuwe singesab' amandhla ezita kiti; ngamandhla kaJesu Kristu inKosi yetu. Amen. IKOLEKTA LESITATU ELOKUCELA AMANDHLA. NKOSI, Baba wasezulwini, Nkulunkulu, mNinimandhla onke, opakade, wena osilondolozile kahle saza sabona ukuqala kwalolu'lusuku; Sivikele ngalo ngamandhla ako amakulu; usipe ukuba namhla singoni ngaluto, singangeni ebucayini; kodwa izenzo zetu zonke mazihlelwe nguwe, senze ngezikati zonke okulungileyo emhlaweni ako; ngaye uJesu Kristu inKosi yetu. Amen. ¶ Akuhlatshelelwe lapa iGama. ¶ Anduba kulandele lemiTandazo enaihlanu; kepa uma kwenziwa iLitany, makwenziwe emibili yokugcina kupela endaweni yawo eLitany. NUMTANDAZO WOKUTANDAZELA INKOSI UKING. NKOSI, Baba wasezulwini, wena ongapezu kwako konke, mNinimandhla onke, nKosi yamakosi, mBusi wababusi, wena wedwa ohlela amakosi, obabonavo bonke abakileyo emhlabeni, usesihlalweni sobukosi bako; Sincenga wena ukuba ubheke ngomusa umbusi wetu omnene, uGeorge uKing wakiti ; umgcwalise ngamandhla ka Moya wako oy'iNgewele, ukuze avumele njalo okubonwa nguwe, ahambe ngendhlela yako; umengezelele kakulu izipo zako zasezulwini; umupe ukubamba kade nokuhlala kamnandi nokufuya ; umqinise anqobe ahlule izita zonke kuye; kuze kuti, ukudhlula kwake kuloku'kuhamba, afinyelele ekutokozeni okupakade; ngaye uJesu Kristu inKosi yetu. Amen. |
Spaceboykelly Member Username: Spaceboykelly
Post Number: 117 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 69.246.30.248
| Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 10:46 am: | |
I appreciated that Coretta Scott King not only fought for the rights of blacks, but expanded her struggle against social injustice to include women, gays, and the impoverished. She knew all discrimination was interrelated, and did everything she could to stop it. Coretta Scott King thought for herself, fought the good fight, and will be missed. |
Mauser765 Member Username: Mauser765
Post Number: 704 Registered: 01-2004 Posted From: 4.229.27.76
| Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 11:47 am: | |
Both Coretta and Martin realised ultimately that the real cause was a larger Human Rights issue. In my mind, that is when they crossed over from being activists into becoming Prophets. While we mourn here, we can be comforted that Martin and Coretta are together again . |
Sharmaal Member Username: Sharmaal
Post Number: 645 Registered: 09-2004 Posted From: 136.2.1.103
| Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 11:58 am: | |
Hey Zulu, Care to give us a translation? |
1honey Member Username: 1honey
Post Number: 81 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 208.39.170.90
| Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 12:31 pm: | |
Rest in Peace, Mrs. King |
Super_d Member Username: Super_d
Post Number: 657 Registered: 08-2005 Posted From: 69.246.119.198
| Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 12:52 pm: | |
Another one of america's great Black female inspirations of american imagination and possibility has died. Her physical frame has left us__'but not to get it twisted', her grand and great legacy will forever be in our soul to provide the force, the energy, and the power to our people for nourishment and regeneration. super d(motordetroit) |
Shave Member Username: Shave
Post Number: 1002 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 172.151.182.11
| Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 1:07 pm: | |
Ms. King will always be respected, loved, admired, and honored for her unwavering devotion to her husband and his wonderful legacy. She is truly a "Phenonmenal Woman" and is definitely the First Lady of Black America. This news came as a shock to me. My first emotion was sadness. So I wept. Then I thought about how Ms. King always carried herself as a lady during the tumultuous Civil Rights Era, through years of lobbying the federal government to honor her husband's legacy and contribution to our fair country, and even now as the King Center face structural/financial issues. She is definitely the definition of grace under pressure. Not only is Ms. King a physical and stunning beauty; her inner strength and beauty magnifies the outer beauty. So I am no longer sad that Ms. King is no longer here in the flesh. Rather, I am grateful for the living, breathing example of a STRONG, BLACK WOMAN. Her spirit lives on forever. |
Leoqueen
Member Username: Leoqueen
Post Number: 987 Registered: 07-2004 Posted From: 207.74.195.249
| Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 1:29 pm: | |
I wept too, Shave. This fine, stoic, stately woman has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember.....that photo of her with head uplifted at the funeral, with the black veil only slighly hiding her tears, while she comforted her youngest daughter Bernice.....I cant imagine the torment she experienced. I wonder how she withstood the rift in her family in these later days, caused in large part by the debate about the fate of the King Center. It must have been like a stone in her heart...... |
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy
Post Number: 1663 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 68.84.183.189
| Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 1:35 pm: | |
I'm feeling the same kind of loss now as I did when I heard when Rosa Parks died. Another pioneer has passed and we are all the poorer for their passing. I hope we can all carry on some of their legacy in some form. Again, when people talk about these people as being Civil Rights leaders- I consider them more Human Rights leaders than anything else. |
Jt1 Member Username: Jt1
Post Number: 6609 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 198.208.159.20
| Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 1:39 pm: | |
One more civil liberty great lost. Hopefully the passing of Corretta Scott King and Rosa Parks will encourge people to read about the sacrifices of civil liberty legends and it will motivate them to act. |
Danny Member Username: Danny
Post Number: 3672 Registered: 02-2004 Posted From: 141.217.174.230
| Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 2:38 pm: | |
Resquiat in pace, Collata Scott King. You are truly the queen of all civil rights leader. Your legacy will continue forver. (Message edited by danny on January 31, 2006) |
Llyn
Member Username: Llyn
Post Number: 1402 Registered: 06-2004 Posted From: 68.61.197.206
| Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 2:49 pm: | |
Amen. |
Super_d Member Username: Super_d
Post Number: 658 Registered: 08-2005 Posted From: 69.246.119.198
| Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 3:17 pm: | |
This passing reminds me of all great Black Women__ always in the forefront of our inner struggle, providing defense of our Black men in the hidden. "behind every great Black woman, there are a hundred more." Coretta Scott King Dr. Betty Shabazz Mirly Everette Williams Georgiana Simpson Harriet Tubman Madam Black Angela Davis Mayo Angelo Sojourner Truth Asada Shakar Fannie Lou Hammer Aretha Franklin Carolyn Kilpatrick Vivian Mcdaniel Peace to all ma' sistas in the struggle. super d(motordetroit) |
1953 Member Username: 1953
Post Number: 673 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 209.104.146.146
| Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 3:37 pm: | |
Is this thread Detroit related? |
1honey Member Username: 1honey
Post Number: 82 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 208.39.170.90
| Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 4:15 pm: | |
We made it Detroit related!!! |
1953 Member Username: 1953
Post Number: 674 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 209.104.146.146
| Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 4:46 pm: | |
So, couldn't any thread be made Detroit related? |
1honey Member Username: 1honey
Post Number: 83 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 208.39.170.90
| Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 4:55 pm: | |
Maybe queen didn't realize that she posted in Discuss Detroit thread. |
1honey Member Username: 1honey
Post Number: 86 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 208.39.170.90
| Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 5:13 pm: | |
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/ 31/obit.king/index.html CNN video of Mrs. Coretta Scott-King |
Mauser765 Member Username: Mauser765
Post Number: 705 Registered: 01-2004 Posted From: 4.229.27.77
| Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 8:16 pm: | |
Martin King wrote the "I Have A Dream" speech for DETROIT. It was so powerful he later adapted a longer version for the march on DC. Berry Gordy owned the label that holds the copyrights to the DC speech sound recording. That was when Motown was in DETROIT. K- now this is a DETROIT thread ! |
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba
Post Number: 3000 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 67.160.138.107
| Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 8:56 pm: | |
She lived a meaningful, long life. She and her sojourners labored for the cause of freedom and liberty for all. They changed the face of Detroit and America, the World. jjaba, 3,000th post dedicated to Coretta Scott King |