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Left: Civil Rights icon Coretta Scott King wrote the letter in 1986 urging a Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee to reject then U.S. Attorney Sessions’ nomination for a district court judgeship. Photo: Library of Congress/Wikimedia Commons. Right: US Senator Elizabeth Warren

Debate Explodes Over Coretta Scott King Letter

Barbara Reynolds

Remembering Coretta Scott King: Those that Have Moved us Forward

Left: Guest speaker, Bill Whitaker. Right: Mr. Robert Wright, Executive Director and one of the founders of Nubian Directions, an integral community organization in the City of Poughkeepsie, once again attended the Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast, held Friday at the Civic Center. Mr. Wright was honored last year with the Wager Award. His organization, Nubian Directions, has been around for over 20 years, playing a key role in improving the lives of, while offering vital opportunities to many people throughout the Hudson Valley.

Dr. King Legacy Honored at 26th Annual Breakfast