What organization did Xernona Clayton work for who's first president was Martin Luther King Jr?
Xernona Clayton Xernona Clayton Brady (born August 30, 1930 in Muskogee, Oklahoma) is an American civil rights leader and broadcasting executive. During the Civil Rights Movement, she worked for the National Urban League and Southern Christian Leadership Conference, where she became involved in the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Clayton then went into television, where she became the first African American from the southern United States to host a daily prime time talk show. She became corporate vice president for urban affairs for Turner Broadcasting.
Rufus Mayfield Rufus G. "Catfish" Mayfield is an African-American activist, community organizer, and civil rights worker. As a young man, he and fellow activist Marion Barry founded a youth help organization called Pride Incorporated to clean up their Washington, DC neighborhood. The organization later worked with police to minimize violence during riots in Detroit, Newark, and Washington DC. For seven years (1971-1978) he hosted a DC-area radio program focusing on local issues, politics, and entertainment.