Coretta

As I'm sure you've heard by now, Coretta Scott King died last week and was given a funeral service today outside of Atlanta. A funeral service of six hours according to CNN. That's twice as long as the funeral for Pope John Paul II. We had on CNN at work, and every hour somebody would walk by and say, "Is that thing still on?" Lots of different speakers, lots of different singers. Four Presidents. Poets and politicians. I personally thought it funny that Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson were a few seats down from each other, because those two can't stand each other and have been fighting over MLK's seat at the head of the civil rights table for years.

I've really got to get me an outfit like the New Birth bishop has:

He's the one on the left, thank you very much.

















Quick personal note on Coretta Scott King. She spoke at Northwestern State University when I was in college. At the beginning of my next history class with Dr. Jensen, he asked if any of us had noticed the historical error she made in her speech. I did. She was listing famous blacks and Africans throughout history, and she mentioned Cleopatra. Cleopatra was Greek, boys and girls. She was descended from a Ptolemy who was one of Alexander the Great's generals.

Anyway. I never heard anyone say a bad word about her while she was alive, and I doubt I'll hear any now. So farewell, Mrs. King, and save a spot for me.