earlier i spoke with bernice king, martin luther and coretta scott king's daughter, who unveiled the ee your mother memorialised in this way?— this way? well, it means a ureat this way? well, it means a great deal. _ this way? well, it means a great deal, because - this way? well, it means a great deal, because i - this way? well, it means a great deal, because i am l this way? well, it means a - great deal, because i am always trying to ensure that people understand that coretta scott king was more than the wife of, the partner of martin luther king jr. she the partner of martin luther kinng. she is the partner of martin luther king jr. she is the the partner of martin luther kinng. she is the mother of martin yule under dexter and she is a woman who was a global later, globalthought she is a woman who was a global later, global thought leader, strategist, coalition builder, a person who was a humanitarian warriorfor peace, a champion for peace, and, so, for me it means a great deal because people get to see, really, the truth of who my mother was, the monument itself is not an image

we've saw that for a long time with coretta scott king and martin luther king. and i had a chance to work with my editor recently on a piece looking at coretta scott king's of contributions to to the civil rights movement. talk about. that. so fills me with modesty. what a great article that you also get on coretta scott king. and he and i were talking earlier and you and i was tell him i was thinking about this kind of in relationship to this, but that we really should be king's day, because coretta was with him throughout all of that journey. right. she you know, when he went down that road, she was there every step of the way through his death and beyond. and so, you know, your piece really kind of captures captures that. and, you know, for me, i think in part, you know, i was fortunate. i had strong women in my family and i didn't know any better at all this is the deal, right? you do what they tell you to do. so. so, you know, i became politically active, like she said, we do. so, you know, i in there, you know, i thought about it more consciously the way. b

[cheers and applause] it was the second book to win a newbery and a coretta scott king.ook. not the only black book. >> roy: how do we get to that place? how do we go from a book, the same character in both books. this is the third book with this character. so the first book, award, award, award. this book, people go, crt. how is that classification even fair with the literature that you have been creating? >> fair? [laughter] you are funny. fair? [laughter] i mean, that is the point of it. it's like, they can read it in albanian, romanian, greek, they just can't read it in texas. [audience reacts] >> roy: whew. it's about some kids who decide to travel over to france, and they take a school trip. to be able to write about children traveling beyond the horizon, what were your traveling journeys when you were a child? >> when i graduated from college, my dad took me to the bahamas. and it was 70 years old, his first time on the plane, right? because we didn't think that we could travel, right? and then, we went every year to a different place for 20 years. when my sons gr

those were the words of one of america's greatest xiros, coretta scott king. and today still recovering from the impacts of a deadly and devastating global pandemic. and on the other side of roe v. wade. no truer words have ever been spoken. ladies if the soul of this nation is to be saved we must become its soul. happy international women's day and welcome to our 2023 women's history month celebration. my name is kimberly ellis and i am so thrilled and proud to be the director of the san francisco department on the status of women. every year. we come together to mark this occasion to acknowledge and celebrate our history, our present and our future on this collective journey towards freedom, justice and gender equality. here in san francisco. we're surrounded by modern day history makers of all ages, racist places and spaces. and today we honor three of san francisco's finest. today's honorees have committed their time, talent and treasure to lifting up supporting mentoring , nurturing and investing in other women and girls throughout their respective commun

now there are so many single mothers right this very moment she was -- and people forget that coretta scott kingther, you know, to four children, but not only that, she was a mother to the nation, and we would not really not only not celebrate martin luther king jr. in january for the national holiday. we would not really know who and what it was that he did if it weren't for coretta scott king, and her continuing work, you know, the fact that she was the first woman to give the day speech at st. paul's cathedral the fact she traveled the world even after his assassination, and a few days after his death before anyone was apprehended, she took her children and led the march in his place you have to remember that. she took her children. no one had been apprehended. she has mentored so many women she has been on the forefront of so many issues, and i always think often, you know, of her saying to women in particular that if the soul of the nation is to be saved, that we must become its soul, and i don't think that that is more -- that message has never been more important than where we are right n

those were the words of one of america's greatest xiros, coretta scott king. and today still recovering from the impacts of a deadly and devastating global pandemic. and on the other side of roe v. wade. no

deprivation surrounding that system >> at mlk's funeral, belafonte is that next to kings widow, coretta scott kingcontinued to fight fo justice until he died the da he died. ten years ago, then in his mid 80s, travel down to florida wh tend to protest at the state capitol, after the man who killed trayvon martin wa acquitted for the blac teenagers murder and he joined us on this program after that protest and then, again, in 2016, when i sat down at him again at 3 rock, to talk about mass incarceration as a civil right issue. >> i take incarceration to b one of the last truly deep wrinkles in the american theme of what we've done to crucif young people, not only in th process of putting them in prison, but what happens t them after they come out - unemployment, can't vote it's a cruel place in which to be >> harry belafonte died toda of congestive heart failure at his home in new york city. he was 96 years old. his legacy of grace and hi lifelong indefatigable pursuit of justice are truly irreplaceable. may he rest in power ah, these bills are crazy. she has no idea she's sitting on a goldmine. we

king' without, coretta scott king.ycott and marches of south africa -- raise money for famine relie in africa. his work in civil and huma rights - 's human rights causes earne him an academy award in 2014 completing his egot, and harry belafonte never stop fighting, speaking out against donal trump in 2016 and advising organizers of the women' march. on a personal, when i first go a chance to meet mr. belafonte in 2017, thanks to my friend and big brother the reverend a sharpton, i informed him tha my mother had been a super fan and madly in love with him bac in the day, and had ever single one of his albums at ou home his response your mother, my dear, ha excellent taste. she did indeed good night and thank, you mr. b. and that is tonight's reidout. all in with chris hayes starts right now. >> it's a night on all in -- >> the programming that we wer putting in the hour every nigh was not just generatin business, but also generatin hatred >> a tucker tell-all from hi ex producer -- >> he was looking for rating spate, p

and that was that quote from coretta scott king last time about that as well. yeah, good, good. yeah. okay. so with this in mind, you were talking a little a little bit about this last time. this boy wives and female husbands, studies in african homes, sexualities. and so we see this practice and we talked a little bit about this last time. so you become a a boy wife or a female husband to another man. you're a man in pre-colonial africa. is that a permanent situation now? no. how long's it last. mm. grace until the boy was grow up and then they marry a woman. and this cycle continues again, right? exactly so it's almost like an apprentice, kind of a kind, a situation, you know? exactly and again, this is not something that we've have one or two documented cases of i mean, this is something that they're, you know, this is in many places in africa different tribes. and as we've decided, not always in lockstep with the same traditions. oh, which reminds me, i meant to say this at the beginning of the hour, but i'll say it now. remember sean's question last time about native americ

now to the late coretta scott king. today marks her 96th birthday. mrs.n fighting for civil right. they've often been overlooked. only 8% of public statues are of women. 8%. now hulu commissioned monuments celebrating women with mrs. king's being the first to be unveiled. it is inspired by poignant speeches to crowds, includes a microphone so visitors can hear their voices amplified. what a great idea. upcoming monuments will honor marjorie stillman douglas and ruth bader ginsberg. >>> coming up in our gma morning menu, the weight loss revolution. another popular diabetes drug is showing dramatic results for weight loss. dr. ashton is here. >>> also, why some women are heading overseas to freeze their eggs. what to know before you go. >>> plus gma first look at a true crime documentary following a man who went undercover infiltrating the kkk to save a black man targeted for murder. >>> plus ariana debose is here to give one fan the surprise of a life time. she has no idea what's about to happen. that is all coming up right here on gma. make a wish. ♪ acti

that paid for the baby-sitter for her and her siblings that particular day >> and sat next to coretta scott kingpies in the u.s. >> isn't that amazing? >> he was applying to get into a co-op building here, and they refused him. so he bought the building. the whole building and gave the penthouse apartment to lina horn. >> it would have been so easy to take that sadness and entertainment and just stay in that lane. but the colonel it would have taken at that time, you can't underestimate the trail blazing that he did for everybody. >> cool. >> he will be sorely missed. >> mr. roker, do you have a check of the weather >> we talk about the flooding in the mississippi, but our friends out west are worried about flooding we have had this record breaking snowfall in the sierra, an california is seeing the warmest temperatures of the year this week with 90s and 70s. that will cause snow melt activity because that accelerating snow melt will fill reservoirs in the foothills. we are looking at this dam release causing flooding in the san joaquin valley flood advisories to flood warnings, and it's ice-col

well, senators have supreme court justice it had anti nuke people like coretta scott dr. king, bobby kennedy was a poster boy for and scenic rivers going around to rafting with the kennedy family to save our rivers and dams which once were popular became unpopular. the big showdown was grand canyon and the sierra club thanks to david brower would take out full page ads in the new york times that said, would you flood the 16th chapel and that once that was another environmental victory. we're waiting for the fourth wave right now, which has to be global. it's going to start by generation z and. the baby boomers do not need to feel bad by infusing our with terms like earth science, earth day, studying and endangered species. we feel like we're losing, but we've educated the planet that we need planetary. conservation action. i thought when al gore did inconvenient truth that might be going on, he's had about seven republican senators. alas, we're not there yet. but there will be a new one in california, very may be the leader of the fourth wave because of their rules on getting

those were the words of one of america's greatest xiros, coretta scott king. and today still recovering from the impacts of a deadly and devastating global pandemic. and on the other side of roe v. wade. no truer words have ever been spoken.

coretta scott king and duke ellington at the salute to montgomery in 1956, raising funds for the civil rights movement when it walz not popular, but it was the right thing to do. part of his legacy he leaves behind is a call for the current generation to use their celebrity, their influence and their access as they walk the corridors of power to give truth in high places. during the tumultuous 1960's, belafonte continued to provide much-needed financial assistance to the southern christian leadership conference, most notably during the birmingham, alabama, campaign. he opened his home and his heart, inviting prominent individuals for a meeting where rev reverend -- where reverend king laid out plans and appealed for support. mr. belafonte answered the call. not wanting to boast about his earnings, he raised over $50,000 in dough -- and donated it to the civil rights cause to keep reverend martin luther king's movement and our movement alive. to enable the campaign to proceed, even while reverend martin luther king was in jail in birmingham writing the letter from a birmingham jail, he