‘If the system is still the same, do we really have justice?’: Bernice King on poverty, race and accountability
‘If the system is still the same, do we really have justice?’: Bernice King on poverty, race and accountability
The CEO of the King Center speaks to The 19th before launching a new initiative aimed at addressing hate and inequality.
Earlier this month, the nation marked what would have been the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 92nd birthday. His youngest daughter, Bernice, serves as president and CEO of the King Center, the organization founded by her mother, Coretta Scott King, who was the chief steward of her husband’s legacy and champion of the federal holiday that now honors him.
Bernice King speaks at an observance for Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday on Jan. 18 in Atlanta. (PHOTO BY PARAS GRIFFIN/GETTY IMAGES)
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