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
Before she was a King, my mother was a peace advocate, a courageous leader, and an accomplished artist. — 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
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
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
My first introduction to South Africa's struggle for freedom came when I was just 17. I had volunteered to speak in my… — 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
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
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 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
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
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
Nonviolence will empower and equip us to bring generations to the table and fuse our knowledge, gifts, and zeal together. — 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
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
We cannot afford to regard as normal the presence of injustice, inhumanity, and violence, including their verbal and cyber manifestations. — Bernice King Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I spend a lot of time meditating, which is something that I don't think most people know about me. — Bernice King Copy Share Image
