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The Coretta Scott King Award is an annual award presented by the Coretta Scott King Book Award Round Table, part of the American Library Association (ALA). Named for Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King Jr., this award recognizes outstanding books for young adults and children by African Americans that reflect the African American experience.
Pages in category "Coretta Scott King Award–winning works" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The following authors and illustrators have all received a Coretta Scott King Award (including the John Steptoe Award for New Talent) from the American Library Association. For the individual books that have received a Coretta Scott King Award, see Category: Coretta Scott King Award–winning works.
Sadly, Coretta Scott King suffered a stroke and heart attack in August of 2005. Five months later, while seeking ovarian cancer treatment in Rosarito, Mexico, Coretta Scott King passed away on ...
Martin Luther King Jr. is welcomed with a kiss from his wife, Coretta Scott King, after leaving court in Montgomery, AL, on March 22, 1956. Coretta Scott King (née Scott; April 27, 1927 – January 30, 2006) was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader who was the wife of Martin Luther King Jr. from 1953 until his assassination in 1968.
Her novel Bronx Masquerade was named the Coretta Scott King Award book in 2002. The Coretta Scott King Award is "given to African-American authors and illustrators for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions." [2] In January 2017, she was awarded the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award. "The Wilder Award honors an author or illustrator ...
Coretta Scott King Award: Given to African-American authors and illustrators of books for children and young people [5] 1972 Pulitzer Prize nomination For Angelou's first book of poetry, Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie [6] 1973 Tony Award nomination For her role in the Broadway play Look Away [7] 1975–76
Lauren Betts had 24 points, nine rebounds and a school-record nine blocks to help No. 1 UCLA beat 25th-ranked Baylor 72-57 on Monday in the inaugural Coretta Scott King Classic. The doubleheader ...