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King-ian nonviolence is a way of thinking and living and is not confined to the work of social and systemic change.

Bernice King

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
Occasionally, in the afternoons, I catch a movie, watch football, go to Sunday brunch, or visit with family and friends.
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Family Food Friendship Movie Myself Occasion
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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Conditional End Father Hope Myself Word
In 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.
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Arrest Election Freedom Join Mom Myself Politics Protest Victory
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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Entertainment Human Peace Time Transparent Truth World
Refuse to be disheartened, discouraged, distracted from your goals in life.
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Encourage Goal Life Refusal
King-ian nonviolence is a way of thinking and living and is not confined to the work of social and systemic change.
BERNICE KING

Change Live Social System Thinking Violence Way
Do 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.
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Change Honesty Myself Noise Record Success Transformation
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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Addition Community Depression Job Need Program Strong Training
Like my father, I believe that nonviolence is the antidote to what he called ‘the triple evils of racism, poverty and militarism.’ These three evils were consuming our hopes for community in 1964, and, fifty years later, we remain divided because of their festering effects.
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Believe Division Effect Father Race Violence
Trump’s election could be a blessing in disguise. This is the opportunity for America to correct itself.
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Blessing Correction Disguise Election Myself Opportunity
When my father died, the money he left us would have dried up within a year were it not for my mother. We might very well have ended up on welfare.
BERNICE KING

Death End Father Mom Money Ourselves
People have labeled me homophobic. If I was homophobic, I wouldn’t have friends who are gay and lesbian, so that can’t be true.
BERNICE KING

Friendship Label Myself People True
Don’t be afraid of who sits in the White House. God can triumph over Trump.
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Afraid God White
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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Arrest Mom Myself Politics Protest
Without my ministry, I would just be Martin Luther King’s daughter. You know, when people call me that, it doesn’t bother me anymore. I know I am not my father. I know I am me.
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Call Daughter Father Ministry Myself People

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