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Dr. Bernice A. King is a global thought leader, strategist, solutionist, orator, peace advocate, and CEO of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center For Nonviolent Social Change (The King Center), which was founded by her mother as the official living memorial to the life, work, and legacy of her father. In this position, Bernice continues to advance ...
27 de feb. de 2008 · Elder Bernice Albertine King was born on March 28, 1963, in Atlanta, Georgia, the youngest daughter to the late civil rights leaders Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King. King was only five years old when her father was assassinated in Memphis in 1968. Raised in Atlanta, King graduated from Douglass High School in 1981 and went on to earn her B.A. degree in psychology from ...
March 28, 1963. The youngest child of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King, Bernice was born 28 March 1963.Mirroring her father’s induction to the church at an early age, Bernice was called to the ministry when she was seventeen: “I think that in a sense my calling to the ministry will be the perpetuation of the flame, the spirit of my father living on” (Norment, “The King ...
11 de ago. de 2023 · Martin Luther King Jr.’s youngest daughter spoke at TIME’s Honoring the March: An Impact Family Dinner, for the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington.
El 26 de junio de 1985, King fue arrestado, junto con su madre y su hermana Bernice, mientras participaban en una protesta contra el apartheid en la embajada de Sudáfrica en Washington D. C. El 7 de enero de 1986 Martin Luther King III y sus hermanas fueron arrestadas por "conducta indebida" por oficiales desplegados en un supermercado Winn Dixie, el cual había sido objeto de protestas desde ...
15 de ene. de 2024 · Bernice King (Atlanta, EEUU, 60 años) tenía solo cinco años cuando James Ray asesinó a su padre. Era 1968 y Martin Luther King se había convertido en el gran defensor de los derechos civiles en su país y había liderado un movimiento para poner fin a la segregación racial y combatir los prejuicios mediante protestas pacíficas en la década de los 50 del siglo pasado.
King spearheaded the 2013 “Let Freedom Ring” event commemorating the 50th Anniversary of The March on Washington and her father’s “I Have a Dream” speech. The global event included President Barack Obama, President Bill Clinton, and President Jimmy Carter, members of Congress, as well as many other international leaders, dignitaries, and entertainers.
