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Institutionalized racism has been with us pre-Obama, and it obviously will be with us post-Obama.

Bernice King

We are carrying collectively a lot of trauma, especially those of us in the African-American community. And if we’re not careful, it’ll overtake us, and we’ll self-destruct.
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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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Nelson Mandela, a better man, not a bitter man, made our world a better place in which to live. His life and leadership exemplify the highest courage, dignity, and dedication to human liberation.
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In the end, I still have the same hope as my father – that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the last word.
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My first introduction to South Africa’s struggle for freedom came when I was just 17. I had volunteered to speak in my mother’s stead at a United Nations forum on South Africa because she was unable to attend on that occasion.
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My mother and Ethel Kennedy became good friends and worked together on a number of causes they had shared with their husbands. They together co-chaired ‘A Time to Remember’ to mobilize a movement for gun control.
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Don’t be afraid of who sits in the White House. God can triumph over Trump.
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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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Institutionalized racism has been with us pre-Obama, and it obviously will be with us post-Obama.
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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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My mother made countless sacrifices so that her children – and all children – could grow up in a better nation and world.
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Among her many accomplishments, my mother is often identified as the leader of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday movement.
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Always realize that even your strongest advocate and opponent is a part of the human family; albeit they may have small shortcomings and even strength in them, they are part of that human family.
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I wrestled with anger from the age of sixteen. It’s still one of my nemeses. I have to remember that the word of God says, ‘Be slow to anger.’
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The private sector enjoys tremendous freedom in the U.S, as it should. With freedom, however, comes responsibilities.
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My favorite preacher is not with me anymore, and that’s my father.
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