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I spend a lot of time meditating, which is something that I don’t think most people know about me.

Bernice King

The private sector enjoys tremendous freedom in the U.S, as it should. With freedom, however, comes responsibilities.
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Enjoyment Freedom Privacy Responsibility
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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Don’t be afraid of who sits in the White House. God can triumph over Trump.
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All of us have to be committed to a life beyond our own aspirations.
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Aspiration Beyond Commitment Life Ourselves
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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Nonviolence will empower and equip us to bring generations to the table and fuse our knowledge, gifts, and zeal together.
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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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If people want to criticize me, that’s their issue.
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My father provided some very important guidance in how we deal with conflict and polarization.
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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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Institutionalized racism has been with us pre-Obama, and it obviously will be with us post-Obama.
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In addition to a stronger focus on better training for law enforcement, America urgently needs programs to provide jobs and educational opportunities in economically depressed communities.
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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 father really set the tone for us to be a more moral nation, to take a moral high ground in everything that we do.
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The time has long since come for truth, transparency, and talks in every sector of society, including media, advertisement and entertainment. We can challenge each other, gain understanding, and create a more just, humane, and peaceful world.
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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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