Love is not a weak, spineless emotion; it is a powerful moral force on the side of justice.
BERNICE KINGLove is not a weak, spineless emotion; it is a powerful moral force on the side of justice.
BERNICE KINGWhen I speak, I want to ensure that there is at least one person in the audience who leaves the room transformed.
BERNICE KINGWe cannot afford to regard as normal the presence of injustice, inhumanity, and violence, including their verbal and cyber manifestations.
BERNICE KINGContinue to speak out against all forms of injustice to yourselves and others, and you will set a mighty example for your children and for future generations.
BERNICE KINGSomething big is going on. I’m talking about a society that refuses to allow injustice just to persist without making our voices heard and without organizing to bring about effective change through our voting system.
BERNICE KINGI spend a lot of time meditating, which is something that I don’t think most people know about me.
BERNICE KINGDo 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.
BERNICE KINGInstitutionalized racism has been with us pre-Obama, and it obviously will be with us post-Obama.
BERNICE KINGMy 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.
BERNICE KINGAfter acknowledging that most law enforcement personnel are fair-minded and do a difficult job, it only takes one exception to create a terrible tragedy.
BERNICE KINGOne person cannot be blamed for years of problems as it relates to race in America. This is something that has been with us since the founding of this nation. I mean, we were founded with slaves.
BERNICE KINGIt is painful beyond measure to lose a loving father and grandmother to violence.
BERNICE KINGEach of us must decide whether it is more important to be proved right or to provoke righteousness.
BERNICE KINGIn addition to needed gun control reforms, America urgently needs a stronger protest movement dedicated to reducing the glorification of violence in our culture – in music, film, television, video games, and even the Internet.
BERNICE KINGAll of us have to be committed to a life beyond our own aspirations.
BERNICE KINGIn 1985, I joined my mother in a protest against apartheid in which we were arrested at the South African embassy in Washington, D.C. And she was at President-elect Mandela’s side in Johannesburg when he claimed victory in South Africa’s first free elections.
BERNICE KING