(AJC) — A faction of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference led by two men under criminal investigation is out and the group that opposed them is officially in control of the once-premier civil rights group, a judge ruled Wednesday. The ruling issued from Fulton County Superior Court Judge Alford Dempsey effectively places control of the […]
(AJC) — The winner in the fight for control over the Southern Christian Leadership Conference is a faction that months ago kicked out the then-chairman and the then-treasurer who are subjects of criminal investigations, according to a judge’s order issued Wednesday. The messy fight between dueling SCLC Boards of Directors went from private telephone conversations […]
(AJC) — Bernice King addressed the controversy surrounding the Southern Christian Leadership Conference on Tuesday while reaching out to the factions involved in an effort to ease tension between the parties. King, surrounded by her supporters, announced that she was holding a prayer vigil Friday at 6:30 p.m. in light of the turmoil fueled by […]
(AJC) — Bernice King, the youngest child of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has decided she will not take the position of president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference at the group’s annual convention next month, a spokesman said Tuesday. Bernard LaFayette said King would wait until a Fulton County judge has resolved the months-long internal […]
(Atlanta Voice) — The question of who will run the historic Southern Christian Leadership Conference remains in limbo. After months of combative infighting and legal wrangling, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Alford Dempsey Jr. is expected to rule soon on which SCLC board has the legal right to govern the organization. Dempsey, who received the […]
(Atlanta Journal Constitution) — The Rev. Bernice King has not assumed her elected role as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference because she has demands not yet met and she wants to wait until the public turmoil around the leadership of the organization has been resolved, according to testimony. Read More…
(Atlanta Journal Constitution) — The Southern Christian Leadership is in a very public fight with itself, a battle that some fear will kill one of the nation’s premier civil rights groups. “The Klan couldn’t destroy the SCLC, and the CIA couldn’t destroy the SCLC,” said state Rep. Tyrone Brooks, who started at the SCLC 50 […]
(Atlanta Journal Constitution) — The battle for control of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference took another turn Friday when one group asked a judge to disqualify a lawyer representing the other faction in the case. Thelma Wyatt Moore, the attorney representing the faction that backs the chairmanship of Rev. Raleigh Trammell, filed a motion in […]
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution) — The board of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference has asked a judge to order an opposing faction of the civil rights group to stop claiming they are in leadership positions. The lawsuit filed late Monday also asks a judge to restore signature rights to the SCLC bank accounts so staff can be […]
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution) — The complicated struggle for control of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference continued Friday with court filings and accusations that that some SCLC leaders were willing to sacrifice the civil rights group to seize power. One faction of the SCLC board has asked a judge to order an opposing faction to return more […]