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Before she was a King, my mother was a peace advocate, a courageous leader, and an accomplished artist.

Bernice King

Thank God for the efforts of Black Lives Matter – we’ve seen an awakening in this era in a way we didn’t see in Daddy’s era in terms of people coming to grips with white privilege.
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Often, I am asked, ‘What was your father like?’ or, ‘What would he think?’ These are very difficult questions to answer, as I was so very young when I lost my father.
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Difficult Father Myself Question Young
I think the most pressing issue in our community is probably a generational divide.
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Community Division Generation Issues Myself Thinking
As I reflect on the legacy of my father, the greatest aspect is his legacy of peace.
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Father Himself Legacy Peace Reflection
My dad was one who – he was nonpartisan, first of all. He learned to work with whatever administration was in office.
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Some people feel like I’m arrogant. It’s unfortunate, because people don’t know my heart.
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Choosing nonviolence does not mean that one will never get angry or become upset with others, including the ones we love.
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Every time I go to these racial forums, it is people who are alike, or it is progressives and liberals. So I said, ‘At some point, we’ve got to bring the progressives and the liberals and the conservatives together.’
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Conservatism Forum Liberal Myself People Race Time Togetherness
Do we want to be successful, or do we just want to make noise just to make it? Or just to put something on the record? I’ll be honest with you, I’m tired of putting stuff on the record. I’m ready to see some real transformation and change.
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I don’t know if you realize this, but anger is anger. It has no mind. It has no rationality. It’s mad, and it just wants to destroy.
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When I think about some of the policies that we make in this country, the policies are so self-driven.
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Each of us must decide whether it is more important to be proved right or to provoke righteousness.
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If I had to do it all over again, would I want my dad here? I would say no. Our world is in a better place because our father gave his life.
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King-ian nonviolence is a way of thinking and living and is not confined to the work of social and systemic change.
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Before my mother was a King, she climbed trees and wrestled with boys. And won. Even as a child, Coretta Scott demonstrated that her gender would not deter her success, nor did it detract from her strength.
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You will encounter misguided people from time to time. That’s part of life. The challenge is to educate them when you can, but always to keep your dignity and self-respect and persevere in your personal growth and development.
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