APNewsBreak: Bernice King not becoming civil rights group head at Aug. meeting; future unclear

Bernice King not taking SCLC post at convention

ATLANTA — The Rev. Bernice King is confirming that she will not be installed as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference at the group’s annual convention next month.

When asked Tuesday by The Associated Press about her plans, King deferred to her assistant who said she would not be taking office as planned at the civil rights group’s convention. When asked if this was true, King confirmed with only a nod.

King was elected president in October, but it’s not clear if she will ever take over.

For months, the group has been distracted by bitter infighting. King has remained silent and out of the spotlight.

Both sides have asked a judge to rule on who is in control of the organization co-founded by King’s father, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.