To advance the cause of civil rights in the United States of America, Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC), announced today the significant appointment to the NHCLC board of Dr. Bernice A. King, the youngest child of human rights leaders Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, […]
Speakers honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at his spiritual home in Atlanta repeated the same message on his national holiday Monday: We’ve come a long way, but there’s still much to be done to fulfill King’s dream. The holiday came against the backdrop of recent national protests over the deaths of unarmed […]
Every day in our world, in our society and in our individual communities, somebody is treated unfairly. Someone is hurt, even though he or she didn’t deserve it. Someone is lied to or lied about. Someone is ignored or attacked. Someone is singled out or discriminated against. Many of us don’t have to look far […]
Bernice King, the daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., speaks to CNN’s Wolf Blitzer about race and justice after George Zimmerman is found not guilty in the fatal shooting of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin. King noted that Aug. 28, 2013, will be the 50th anniversary of her father’s “I Have a Dream” speech, which he delivered on the steps of the Lincoln […]
The Rev. Bernice King just wrapped an interview at Atlanta’s Praise 102.5, where she explained the reason for leaving her position as an elder at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church—a move she suggests has nothing to do with the accusations of sexual misconduct against Bishop Eddie Long. First, King told host Rhodell Lewis that media […]
The Rev. Bernice King just wrapped an interview at Atlanta’s Praise 102.5, where she explained the reason for leaving her position as an elder at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church—a move she suggests has nothing to do with the accusations of sexual misconduct against Bishop Eddie Long. First, King told host Rhodell Lewis that media […]
Bernice King, daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was at Praise 102.5 this week and discussed how she felt about the memorial being built for her father on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial is scheduled to finally open this August and the King family will be […]
King, surrounded by her supporters, announced that she was holding a prayer vigil Friday at 6:30 p.m. in light of the turmoil fueled by a heated court battle over who is in charge of the SCLC. The vigil will be held at Ebenezer Baptist Church in the Horizon Sanctuary. The power struggle began after questions […]
