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Coretta Scott King died last night. The widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., she was a civil-rights legend and an American icon. Her death should be noted, and her life remembered, even here. And so it seemed a good time to turn to Gawker's Special Correspondent for Brown-People Issues, the blogger who calls himself The Assimilated Negro and who we prefer to call TAN, for his thoughts.

TAN's tribute is after the jump.

The Kings, Martin Luther and Coretta Scott, were the ultimate power couple, both in life and in death. While he was dreaming, leading marches on Washington, and changing history as we know it, she supported him and raised their four children. And when he was killed, she stepped up to fill the moral void left by his absence and hoisted his whole legacy on her back, continuing to nurture the civil-rights movement and helping to carry a whole generation toward the finish line.

So when a woman like Coretta Scott King passes, in addition to feeling appropriate awe at her legacy, I mostly find myself thinking, "Goddamn! I need a woman like that in my life."

Yes, I now realize that I need to find my Coretta Scott King. Beause while I'm not yet worthy of being assassinated, there is a possibility of my suicide, for fame — not money — and a byline. Were that to happen, I'd need someone to keep my legacy alive. And so I'm changing all my online personal ads so they better help me locate that woman who can inspire me to motivate the masses, CSK style.

Here are the bullets on what I'm looking for. A potential Mrs. TAN must be willing to

• Be cool and raise the kids after I die (or "disappear");
• Lobby for a holiday in my honor;
• Found and run a center in my memory; and
• Generally dedicate her life to fulfilling my dreams.

Awwwwww, yeah. Now that's the kind of woman I need. Thank you, Coretta Scott King, for teaching me this.

(All applications — to be judged solely on content of character — may be submitted via The Assimilated Negro.)

Coretta Scott King, 78, Widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Dies [NYT]