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Tag: Bernice King

**FILE** Julia Roberts (David Shankbone via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inBlack History

Julia Roberts: MLK Paid for My Birth

by Stacy M. Brown October 31, 2022October 31, 2022

In one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s last acts of generosity, the civil rights champion and his wife, Coretta, paid the hospital bill for the parents of Julia Roberts after her birth, the superstar actress recently revealed.

Malikah Shabazz (NNPA Newswire)
Posted inNational

Malikah Shabazz, Daughter of Malcolm X, Found Dead in NYC Home

by Stacy M. Brown November 23, 2021December 21, 2021
Bernice King (Courtesy of APB Speakers)
Posted inBlack Experience, Black History, Stacy M. Brown

Bernice King Continues Father’s Mission of Freedom and Justice for All

by Stacy M. Brown January 15, 2020December 21, 2021
Rev. Bernice King, daughter of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King was the keynote speaker at the 7th Annual Stateswomen for Justice Luncheon and Issues Forum held March 31, 2017 at the National Press Club in Northwest. (Photo by Lateef Mangum)
Posted inLifestyle

Bernice King Denounces Comcast Decision Not to Air Black Channel

by WI Guest Author November 11, 2019December 21, 2021
Posted inD Kevin McNeir, Editor's Column, Opinion

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Pray for My Friend Bernice King, 50 Years Without Her Dad

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor March 28, 2018October 31, 2020
Posted inColumnists, D Kevin McNeir, Editor's Column, Opinion

EDITOR’S COLUMN: We Must Prepare Today’s Youth to Avoid Tomorrow’s Chaos

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor January 3, 2018October 31, 2020
Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy still affects multitudes of people around the world. (Courtesy of Democracy Now)
Posted inBlack Experience, National

Newsweek Apologizes for Tweeting ‘Insensitive’ MLK Photo

by WI Guest Author January 2, 2018October 31, 2020
Dr. Bernice King delivers the keynote address at the Trice Edney News Wire 7th Annual Stateswomen for Justice Luncheon and Issues Forum on Friday, March 31 at the National Press Club in Northwest. (WI photo)
Posted inBlack Experience, National

Daughter of MLK: Listen to Your Enemies

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer April 1, 2017October 30, 2020
Posted inNational

MLK Estate Drops Lawsuit Against King Center Over Licensing

by Washington Informer January 23, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inPolitics

Georgia Gov. Signs Bill Approving MLK Statue

by Washington Informer April 30, 2014October 30, 2020

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