Coretta Scott King was NEVER a mere Supporting Character

Whitney Alese
ZORA
Published in
4 min readJan 10, 2024

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Coretta Scott King has been coming up in conversation a lot lately. And not for the reasons she deserves.

For anyone unaware, Jonathan Majors, an actor currently embroiled in scandal referred to his current romantic partner, Meagan Good as his “Coretta”. In a recent interview aired Good Morning America where Majors discussed his trial and the verdict, when Majors mentioned Good, he said “She’s an angel. She’s held me down like a Coretta [Scott King]. I’m so blessed to have her.”

This was not the first time Majors has referred to King. Released audio from Majors and former romantic partner, Grace Jabbari, revealed Majors emphatically insisting Jabbari support him like Michelle Obama or Coretta Scott King.

Majors’ need to reference Coretta Scott King says a lot. First, the reference shows how Majors views himself; as a man who is great as Dr. King. Coretta Scott King’s…

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Whitney Alese
ZORA

Whitney Alese is an award winning writer & creator featured in WIRED Magazine, I-D Magazine, NBC, & Chalkboard Magazine.