In 2011, under the mentorship of Professor Susan Handelman, an emulated scholar and author, I submitted my MA thesis to Bar ...

ATLANTA - Civil rights activist and King family matriarch, Naomi Ruth Barber King, has died at the age of 92, according to the A.D. King Foundation. Mrs. King passed away peacefully in Atlanta on ...

“The students were often intrigued by her presence and were always eager to ask her personal questions about the King family and her relationship with Dr. and Mrs. King.” Naomi Ruth Barber was ...

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[We see the family arriving in Moab.] Naomi: Here we are at last! It’s not Judea but at least it will be safe and there will be enough to eat. [Ruth is nearby and spots Mahlon and smiles.