It is painful beyond measure to lose a loving father and grandmother to violence. — Bernice King Copy Share Image
My father really set the tone for us to be a more moral nation, to take a moral high ground in everything… — Bernice King Copy Share Image
My father provided some very important guidance in how we deal with conflict and polarization. — Bernice King Copy Share Image
My mother made countless sacrifices so that her children - and all children - could grow up in a better nation and… — Bernice King Copy Share Image
Before she was a King, my mother was a peace advocate, a courageous leader, and an accomplished artist. — Bernice King Copy Share Image
As I reflect on the legacy of my father, the greatest aspect is his legacy of peace. — Bernice King Copy Share Image
Among her many accomplishments, my mother is often identified as the leader of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday movement. — Bernice King Copy Share Image
Often, I am asked, 'What was your father like?' or, 'What would he think?' These are very difficult questions to answer, as… — Bernice King Copy Share Image
Before my mother was a King, she climbed trees and wrestled with boys. And won. Even as a child, Coretta Scott demonstrated… — Bernice King Copy Share Image
My mother was the strong wife, partner, and co-worker Martin Luther King, Jr. needed to be an effective leader, and he said… — Bernice King Copy Share Image
What I'm trying to do is fulfill what my father said, which is, 'We have to find a way to live together… — Bernice King Copy Share Image
In 1985, I was arrested, along with my mother and brother, Martin III, in a protest against apartheid at the South African… — Bernice King Copy Share Image
If I had to do it all over again, would I want my dad here? I would say no. Our world is… — Bernice King Copy Share Image
When my father died, the money he left us would have dried up within a year were it not for my mother...… — Bernice King Copy Share Image
With The King Center as her base, my mother pressed on to fulfill a role that changed lives and legislation. She was… — Bernice King Copy Share Image
I didn't have a father to deal with about boyfriends. I didn't have a father to show me how a man and… — Bernice King Copy Share Image
In 1985, I joined my mother in a protest against apartheid in which we were arrested at the South African embassy in… — Bernice King Copy Share Image
Like my father, I believe that nonviolence is the antidote to what he called 'the triple evils of racism, poverty and militarism.'… — Bernice King Copy Share Image
As you know, my father was for the inclusiveness and the betterment of society and the world. Certainly we recognize that there… — Bernice King Copy Share Image
In the end, I still have the same hope as my father - that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the… — Bernice King Copy Share Image
My father literally fought his entire life to ensure the inclusion of all people because he understood that we were intertwined and… — Bernice King Copy Share Image
Unlike some people, my father would try to meet with President-elect Trump because he recognizes that in order to move the agenda… — Bernice King Copy Share Image
Before my mother was a King, she was a gifted vocalist and musician, whose skill and academia garnered her a scholarship to… — Bernice King Copy Share Image
My mother and Ethel Kennedy became good friends and worked together on a number of causes they had shared with their husbands.… — Bernice King Copy Share Image
Nonviolence will empower and equip us to bring generations to the table and fuse our knowledge, gifts, and zeal together. — Bernice King Copy Share
Before she was a King, my mother was a peace advocate, a courageous leader, and an accomplished artist. — Bernice King Copy Share
Before my mother was a King, she climbed trees and wrestled with boys. And won. Even as a child, Coretta Scott demonstrated that her… — Bernice King Copy Share
At Grinnell College, for the first time in my life, I was in an all-white setting. It was a shocking experience. — Bernice King Copy Share
Continue to speak out against all forms of injustice to yourselves and others, and you will set a mighty example for your children and… — Bernice King Copy Share
We cannot afford to regard as normal the presence of injustice, inhumanity, and violence, including their verbal and cyber manifestations. — Bernice King Copy Share
Something big is going on. I'm talking about a society that refuses to allow injustice just to persist without making our voices heard and… — Bernice King Copy Share
With continued prayer and an equally-determined commitment to action for needed anti-violence reforms, let us resolve to work toward a new era in which… — Bernice King Copy Share
Seek out your brothers and sisters of other cultures and join together in building alliances to put an end to all forms of racial… — Bernice King Copy Share
Every time I go to these racial forums, it is people who are alike, or it is progressives and liberals. So I said, 'At… — Bernice King Copy Share
If each of us works toward making a sincere effort when we wake up each morning with a renewed commitment and dedication to embracing… — Bernice King Copy Share
I spend a lot of time meditating, which is something that I don't think most people know about me. — Bernice King Copy Share
It is painful beyond measure to lose a loving father and grandmother to violence. — Bernice King Copy Share
Among her many accomplishments, my mother is often identified as the leader of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday movement. — Bernice King Copy Share
