The three surviving children of Martin and Coretta Scott King have become the Fred Sanford and Bubba Bexley of the 21st century.
Martin III, Bernice and Dexter King–henceforth known as The King Three–in their seemingly never-ending quest to both besmirch and make a buck off their daddy’s name, already prohibit news organizations from using parts of their daddy’s image without breaking them off some cheddar. Now, they are seemingly demanding the return of every piece of memorabilia their father or mother ever touched.
For instance, they demanded millions from the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Foundation that was raising money for the memorial on the National Mall, then they demanded that the foundation drop Dr. King’s name from its official title.
When they sued each other, some of us thought–nay, prayed–that their avarice had bottomed out. Dexter reportedly sued his siblings to get some love letters their parents had written to each other so he could include them in his book; they then sued him for not cutting them in on the book deal.
They last month lost a lawsuit against a man whose mother owned documents and artifacts given her by Dr. King. An appeals court ruled in favor of Howard Ballou after the three King children sued for the return of items their father had given to Maude Ballou, Howard’s mom.
Maude Ballou and her husband, Leonard, both once worked at Elizabeth City State University, where the documents were found and turned over to the Ballous. Maude also formerly served as Dr. King’s secretary for five years. She is living out her last years with her son and her cherished memories.
The King Three didn’t give a rat’s toenail about that. They sued.
Yes, Dr. King was famous for preaching nonviolence, but you’ve got to believe that if he came back he’d be tempted to slap his greedy kids upside the head.
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Poster Comment:
"It's pretty tough to besmirch a plagiarizing, race-hustling, wife-cheating, marxist sympathizer. But hey - they're just doing the best they can with what they have, to carry on that wonderful family tradition. MLK 'family values'..."
