SCLC Names Martin Luther King’s Nephew As President
ATLANTA— The Southern Christian Leadership Conference has named Isaac Newton Farris Jr., nephew of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., as its president.
King founded the civil rights organization in 1957.
The Rev. Howard Creecy, who had been president of the SCLC, died last month.
SCLC officials also announced that Bernard LaFayette Jr., co-founder of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, has been named national board chairman. He replaces Sylica Tucker, who resigned.
The SCLC board also named Don Cash, a Washington, D.C. labor official, as vice chairman, and Louisiana attorney Randal L. Gaines as acting vice president.
RELATED STORIES
Tragic! SCLC President Howard Creecy Dies Of Heart Attack
MLK Daughter’s Exit Leaves SCLC’s Future In Doubt
- The Ghost Of Willie Earle And The Haunting Of Pickens County Museum
- 16 Best Black Cartoons Of All Time That Changed Animation Forever
- The African American Policy Forum’s 5th Annual CRT Summer School Series Was A Call To Action For Social Justice
- Courts Still Cite Cases Enforcing The Enslavement Of Black People
- The Blackest Binge-Worthy Shows To Watch Over The Holidays
