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When I think about some of the policies that we make in this country, the policies are so self-driven.

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
One 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.
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Blame Foundation Myself Nation Person Problem Slave
At Grinnell College, for the first time in my life, I was in an all-white setting. It was a shocking experience.
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College Experience Life Myself Shock Time
How do we expect change to occur if we are not willing to put on the whole armor of God and fight injustice wherever it raises its ugly head?
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Change Fight God Head Ugly Willing
Institutionalized racism has been with us pre-Obama, and it obviously will be with us post-Obama.
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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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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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I spend a lot of time meditating, which is something that I don’t think most people know about me.
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Meditation Myself People Time
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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Love is not a weak, spineless emotion; it is a powerful moral force on the side of justice.
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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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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 believe that everyone, regardless of their beliefs, deserves the dignity of being called by their name.
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My mother was the strong wife, partner, and co-worker Martin Luther King, Jr. needed to be an effective leader, and he said so on many occasions.
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Refuse to be disheartened, discouraged, distracted from your goals in life.
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In 1985, I was arrested, along with my mother and brother, Martin III, in a protest against apartheid at the South African Embassy in Washington, D.C.
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