The NorcalMLK Foundation is presentinga multidisciplinary performance honoring Coretta Scott King as artist and civil rights visionary through music, movement, and story.

Coretta’s King is a multidisciplinary performance honoring the life, legacy, and artistic spirit of Coretta Scott King at the historic Ruth Williams Bayview Opera House in San Francisco in collaboration with Destiny Muhammad, Ruth Williams Bayview Opera House, the San Francisco Chapter of The Links Incorporated, San Francisco Foundation FAITHS Program, and Zellerbach Family Foundation, with media partner Bay Area Registry.

Coretta’s King offers a deeply human and creative exploration of Coretta Scott King as a woman, a vocal artist, and a visionary partner in the Civil Rights Movement. Once a promising opera singer, Coretta made a historic and life-altering decision to align in marriage, soul, and purpose with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. a choice that helped shape one of the most transformative movements in American history. This work centers her voice and agency, illuminating her enduring legacy of enlightenment, advocacy, and impact.

Through music, movement, poetry, and narrative, the performance imagines two paths: the allure of a career as a concert soprano, and the calling to stand alongside Dr. King in the pursuit of justice. The production features an exceptional ensemble of artists, including award-winning harpist, author, and playwright Destiny Muhammad (creator of Coretta’s King); internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Jeannine Anderson as Coretta; poet and playwright Brian Freeman as Martin; and faith-based dancer and choreographer William Brewton Fowler Jr.

Following the performance, a moderated panel discussion will deepen audience understanding and engagement. The noted womanist theologian Rev. Dr. Valerie Miles-Tribble observed that “[w]hile Coretta Scott King is recognized as the architect of the King legacy and founder of the MLK Center, few realized the integral placement of her justice worldview and activism to influence the public role of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”

Dr. Aaron Grizzell, Executive Director of the NorCalMLK Foundation, will host a panel that will examine Coretta Scott King’s legacy with Dr. Miles-Tribble, Professor of Ministerial Leadership and Practical Theology at the Berkeley School of Theology and core doctoral professor at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, Rev. Dr. Sakena Young-Scaggs, the immediate past Senior Associate Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life and Pastor of the Memorial Church at Stanford University, and artist/creator Destiny Muhammad.”