Bernice King, CEO of the King Center, calls for a year-round commitment to her father's teachings and work, beyond the annual holiday observance.
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In addition to honoring her father on the observance of his birthday, she called on people to pledge to work daily at “learning how to live together, together as brothers and sisters” and to commit daily “to embrace the spirit of nonviolence.”This will be the third time since the federal King holiday was first celebrated nearly 40 years ago that it has coincided with the presidential inauguration. Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama each were sworn in for their second terms on the holiday.
King said she encourages people to really amplify the teachings and work of her father and other civil rights leaders on the holiday.For this year’s observance, the King Center has chosen the theme: “Mission Possible: Protecting Freedom, Justice and Democracy in the Spirit of Nonviolence365.” On its website, the King Center says Noviolence365 is “a love-centered way of thinking, speaking, acting, and engaging that leads to personal, cultural and societal transformation.
“It means that we have the capacity in our humanity to cultivate and protect freedom, justice and democracy,” she said. “But we have to do it in the right spirit and that’s Nonviolence365, Kingian nonviolence.”King spoke fondly of Jimmy Carter, the former president who died last month at 100. She said she plans to attend his funeral at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday.
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