Bernice King

In the end, I still have the same hope as my father - that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the last word. ”

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. ”

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

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. ”

I know that the absence of my father in my life had its cost. ”

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

All of us have to be committed to a life beyond our own aspirations. ”

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. ”

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 every American child and every adult are protected from the ravages of brutality, safe and secure in our homes and schools and communities. ”

I am urging Americans to be more careful about the kinds of media we support with our consumer spending. We've got to invest less in the media that glorifies violence and more in entertainment that lifts up the values of love, compassion, and the best in human nature. ”