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Be A King

@BerniceKing

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We can’t wait.

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@BerniceKing

4 years

“I have a dream.”

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Don’t act like everyone loved my father. He was assassinated. A 1967 poll reflected that he was one of the most hated men in America. Most hated. Many who quote him now and evoke him to deter justice today would likely hate, and may already hate, the authentic King. #MLK .

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If you’re unbothered or mildly bothered by the 1st knee, but outraged by the 2nd, then, in my father’s words, you’re “more devoted to order than to justice.” And more passionate about an anthem that supposedly symbolizes freedom than you are about a Black man’s freedom to live.

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As you honor my father today, please honor my mother, as well. She was the architect of the King Legacy and founder of @TheKingCenter , which she founded less than three months after Daddy died. Without #CorettaScottKing , there would be no #MLKDay . #MLK #BelovedCommunity

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There is no form of protest against racism that is acceptable to racists.

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What does “Christian” even mean?

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Christian group raises over $500K for Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse

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As you honor my father today, please remember and honor my mother, as well. She was the architect of the King Legacy and founder of @TheKingCenter , which she founded two months after Daddy died. Without #CorettaScottKing , there would be no #MLKDay . #MLK50Forward #MLK

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“Matter is the minimum.”

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If only Daddy would have known about the power of #Pepsi .

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True story.

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Praying for Breonna’s mother and family. Because they knew and loved her before her name became a hashtag.

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Racism is not a difference of opinion.

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I wonder if you would join me in embracing Vanessa Bryant. Even though we’re not with her, Love travels and is transcendent.

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Thank you, Officer Eugene Goodman. (📸: @nytimes )

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Many who tweeted about my father today would have hated him 50 years ago. He was for the eradication of poverty and caring for poor people. No human was an alien to him because he believed this is a World House. And he asserted that inequality in healthcare is most inhumane. #MLK

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Love Black women every day, not just on election days.

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My parents got married 67 years ago today. 💗

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My parents got married 68 years ago today. 💗

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Dear @DrBiden : My father was a non-medical doctor. And his work benefited humanity greatly. Yours does, too.

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7 years

Happy birthday dad, I miss you! #MLK

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Well, well, little sister. “No justice, no peace!”

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As you honor my father today, please remember and honor my mother, as well. She was the architect of the King Legacy and founder of @TheKingCenter , which she founded two months after Daddy was assassinated. Without #CorettaScottKing , there would be no #MLKDay . #MLK

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My father’s final speech, given the evening before he was assassinated, 53 years ago today. “I may not get there with you.”

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Being “colorblind” is not the solution to racism. See people fully. Love people deeply.

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Racism is not a difference of opinion.

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If voting didn’t matter, voter suppression wouldn’t persist.

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@BerniceKing

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Please don’t act like everyone loved my father then or authentically honors him today. He was assassinated. A 1967 poll reflected that he was one of the most hated men in America. Most hated. Many who evoke him today to deter justice would have likely hated him then.

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@BerniceKing

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With my mother. Daddy’s funeral. He wasn’t assassinated because he wanted his children to be judged “by the content of their character.” But for dismantling racism, poverty & militarism. He wanted corrective measures to eradicate racism, not the delusion that it doesn’t exist.

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"If you, as a White person, would like to be treated the way Black people are in this society, stand."

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4 years

Elders, now ancestors. Hallelujah.

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Please don’t act like everyone loved my father. He was assassinated. A 1967 poll reflected that he was one of the most hated men in America. Most hated. Many who quote him now and evoke him to deter justice today would likely hate, and may already hate, the authentic King. #MLK

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Racism is not a difference of opinion.

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Remember Officer Eugene Goodman today.

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61 years ago today, 4 federal marshals escorted 6-year-old #RubyBridges to her 1st day of school (1st grade), as the 1st Black student to attend previously all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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“Daddy changed the world.” ~6 year-old Gianna Floyd about her father, #GeorgeFloyd . 🖤 #BlackLivesMatter

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🧵 Amy: Certainly, my father was against antisemitism, as am I. He also believed militarism (along with racism and poverty) to be among the interconnected Triple Evils. I am certain he would call for Israel’s bombing of Palestinians to cease, for hostages to be released…

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Thank you, #Serena .

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4 years

Never before in American history has a person or family been on the receiving end of more coordinated political harassment and retaliation. Frankly it is disgusting and validates exactly why @realDonaldTrump was elected POTUS... it is so transparent and America isn’t fooled.

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HERstory 🖤

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Because maybe someone really needed to see this photo of my father riding a bike today. #MLK #MLKDay

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“If you, as a White person, would like to be treated the way Black people are in this society, stand."

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Even the statement, “Let’s invite more Black people to the table,” implies ownership of the table and control of who is invited. Racism is about power.

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Praying for George Floyd’s family. Remembering his daughter, Gianna.

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A favorite photo of my parents. What a genuine, joyful smile. And I wanted to share it with you on Daddy’s 93rd birthday. #MLK #MLKDay #CorettaScottKing

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We never know what people are enduring. Humans...we are wonders. Thank you, Chadwick, for gifting us with your greatness in the midst of a painful struggle. #ChadwickBoseman

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If you’re not working for justice, stop calling for peace.

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The votes of Black people have been suppressed in this nation for a very long time. This is the dawning of a new day.

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53 years ago today. One week after my 5th birthday. You were gone. Assassinated for answering a call to conscience, for speaking truth to power, for being a drum major for justice who sought to rid the world of racism, militarism and poverty. I miss you. Still. Always.

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Never forget:

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🧵I want to see in color today, Daddy. Love you. Miss you. #MLK #MLKDay

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Praying for Regina King. She needs all the grace and light that can flow her way right now. 🙏🏾

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It would be great if folks were as zealous about evoking my father to eradicate racism as they are about evoking him to criticize how people respond to racism.

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@realDonaldTrump

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Mourning a “celebrity” does not = lack of “consciousness.” And sometimes, the death of someone we feel like we knew, but we never actually touched, triggers pain about the death of people we knew well. We are on a brief pilgrimage here, reconciling life and death. Love well.

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🧵 On his 95th birthday, I wanted to share some color photos of Daddy. It wasn’t that long ago… #MLKDay #MLK95 #MLK

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Breonna 🖤

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Abolish the death penalty.

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DNA testing from a 1993 killing in Arkansas has revealed genetic material from a male other than the inmate executed for the murder 4 years ago

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“There comes a time when silence is betrayal.” ~MLK

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Jesus was not a white, American man. The U.S. flag is not a symbol for the Church or for Jesus. The National Anthem is not a holy hymn. Slavery was not a “necessary evil.” The oppressor even tries to control the response to oppression. The truth will make us free.

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Please don’t quote #MLK on #MLKDay , then suppress the vote and support systemic oppression on Tuesday.

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Today is #BreonnaTaylor ’s birthday. #SayHerName . Think of and pray for those closest to her. Dedicate time to work for #JusticeforBreonnaTaylor . Here’s how. RT. Share.

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Someone tweeted to me that my father “didn’t offend people.” At the time Daddy was killed, a poll reflected that he was the most hated man in America. Most hated. Many who quote him now & use him to deter justice would likely hate him too if they truly studied #MLK . #MLK50Forward

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Daddy, You’re not here to celebrate your 93rd birthday today, but you left us with so much wisdom, love and purpose to carry forward. Thank you. I love you. I miss you. Every day is #MLKDay to me. ❤️

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Denouncing white supremacy matters.

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The Founding Fathers never intended for me to be free.

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The Founding Fathers never intended for Washington D.C. to be a state. #DCStatehood is really about packing the Senate with Democrats in order to pass a left-wing agenda. Just look at the DC voter registration data: 🔵 76.4% Democrat 🔴 5.7% Republican

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Some things being labeled as #CancelCulture are actually examples of #Accountability .

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When people talk about how welcomed my father’s form of protest was and would be now, remind them of this:

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This is voter suppression. This is voter suppression. This is voter suppression.

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Trump says he opposes more funding for Postal Service over mail-in voting

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Racism is not a difference of opinion.

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It really saddens me that Kyle is referred to as a “kid who had to defend himself” by people who had no sympathy for Trayvon, who was walking home, unarmed and un-white.

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Farewell, sir. You did, indeed, fight the good fight and get into a lot of good trouble. You served God and humanity well. Thank you. Take your rest. #JohnLewis

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A true story:

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No one should be okay with anyone living in poverty.

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49 years ago today, my father's funeral...

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He didn’t die of natural causes. My father was murdered for working to end racism, war and poverty and for speaking truth to White people in power who didn’t want to share it. The evils he opposed then still exist now. #COVID19 is revealing just how much.

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Being “colorblind” is not the solution to racism. See people fully. Love people deeply.

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I heard #MarkZuckerberg 's ‘free expression’ speech, in which he referenced my father. I'd like to help Facebook better understand the challenges #MLK faced from disinformation campaigns launched by politicians. These campaigns created an atmosphere for his assassination.

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Racism is not a “different political view.”

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#EmmettTill would have turned 80 years-old today. Thinking of and praying for his family. Remembering the grief and courage of his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley. Devastating, still.

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Racism is not a difference of opinion.

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I cannot express the heartbreak I feel from losing another sibling, my brother, Dexter. I’m praying for strength to get through this very difficult time.

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A thread of color photos of my father, as we commemorate his 93rd birthday. #MLK #CorettaScottKing #BelovedCommunity #MLKDay #ShiftingPriorities

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Beloved brother, we miss you.

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These men did not enter the U.S. via the Southern Border.

Democracy Now!

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Minnesota: Two Men Plead Guilty to Bombing Bloomington Mosque

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Ahmaud Arbery 🖤

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You don’t have to watch the video of #TyreNichols being beaten by police. You don’t have to subject yourself to that trauma. It should not require another video of a Black human being dehumanized for anyone to understand that police brutality is an urgent, devastating issue.

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🧵 As you honor my father today, I earnestly hope that you also remember and honor my mother. #CorettaScottKing #MLKDay #MLK95 #MLK

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Emmett Till would be 78 today. His mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, ensured that the world saw how gruesomely her 14 year-old child was murdered. Racism isn’t disagreement. Families grieve. Communities mourn. Dreams wither. Humanity suffers. People perish. Remember Emmett Till.

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When I was a child, #HarryBelafonte showed up for my family in very compassionate ways. In fact, he paid for the babysitter for me and my siblings. Here he is mourning with my mother at the funeral service for my father at Morehouse College. I won’t forget…Rest well, sir.

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I’ve intentionally only shared color photos of my father today. It wasn’t that long ago… And if we don’t #ShiftTheCulture , we will digress further into legislation that denies the existence of discrimination and, therefore, makes way for racist, unjust practices. #MLKDay2024

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Should I just start responding to folks with this? 🗣

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How can you watch this and deny that racism exists? White men with guns are engaged by police with no fear, while a Black man with no gun was shot 7 times in the back. Truth is on display. Calling for strategy, dismantling, organization, commitment and leadership.

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This is astonishing video. Officers in Kenosha in military vehicles stopped to engage with armed white men, told them they were appreciated and offered them bottles of water.

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If your response to the death of a 20 year-old Black man, who was pulled over by police for an air freshener violation, is “he should have complied,” you don’t understand the fear that Daunte was likely feeling in his encounter with police 10 miles from the Derek Chauvin trial.

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“History has its eyes on you.”

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On the 54th anniversary of my father's 'I Have a Dream' speech, I remain hopeful. I still have a dream worth working for humanity. #MLK

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I cannot fathom passionate concern about Dr. Seuss, but not about Daunte Wright.

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This is a really unfortunate, untrue, and deliberately misaligning tweet. I earnestly wish that people would stop appropriating my father in support of actions and actors that he clearly would not endorse. He was assassinated for working for justice and for a better humanity.

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The FBI’s political targeting of President Trump is the same type of thing they did to MLK. They always abuse their power to take down their political enemies.

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Officer Eugene Goodman.🏅

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