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At Grinnell College, for the first time in my life, I was in an all-white setting. It was a shocking experience.

Bernice King

Refuse to be disheartened, discouraged, distracted from your goals in life.
BERNICE KING

Encourage Goal Life Refusal
After acknowledging that most law enforcement personnel are fair-minded and do a difficult job, it only takes one exception to create a terrible tragedy.
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Acknowledgement Difficult Exception Law Mindset Oneself Terrible Tragedy
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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Age Angry God Myself Remember Slow
My father literally fought his entire life to ensure the inclusion of all people because he understood that we were intertwined and connected together in humanity.
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Father Humanity Literature Myself People Togetherness
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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Control Friendship Goodness Mom Movement Togetherness Work
In 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.
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Addition Control Game Movement Protest Violence
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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Better Dedication Human Leadership Liberty Man Place World
Before my mother was a King, she was a gifted vocalist and musician, whose skill and academia garnered her a scholarship to the prestigious New England Conservatory for Music in Boston.
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Education Gift Mom Music Musician Scholarship Vocal
Some people feel like I’m arrogant. It’s unfortunate, because people don’t know my heart.
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Arrogant Feeling Heart Myself People Unfortunate
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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Better Father Himself Improvement Life Place World
All of us have to be committed to a life beyond our own aspirations.
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Aspiration Beyond Commitment Life Ourselves
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
Before she was a King, my mother was a peace advocate, a courageous leader, and an accomplished artist.
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Accomplishment Artist Courage Leadership Mom Peace
I believe that everyone, regardless of their beliefs, deserves the dignity of being called by their name.
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Belief Believe Dignity Myself Name
When I think about some of the policies that we make in this country, the policies are so self-driven.
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Country Drive Myself Policies 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

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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