Newsweek Apologizes for Posting ‘Insensitive Image’ of Martin Luther King Jr. in Casket

Yesterday Newsweek apologized after rightfully getting serious Twitter blowback for a photo they used in a tweet.

As the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported, the photo was of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in his casket.

Bernice King, Dr. King’s daughter, was shocked and disturbed:

Why, @Newsweek? Wow. https://t.co/VOSnmZonGc

— Be A King (@BerniceKing) January 1, 2018

What A Way To Start The New Year. #Newsweek, #MLK50Forward, #BelovedCommunity https://t.co/IP0xfjfUh3

— Be A King (@BerniceKing) January 1, 2018

The tweet has since been taken down and Newsweek apologized:

Earlier this afternoon we published an opinion piece with an insensitive image of Martin Luther King Jr. We sincerely apologize to the King family for this egregious error.

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) January 1, 2018

[image via 360b / Shutterstock.com]

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