How to Endure During “Diabolical Times” with Dr. Bernice A. King
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🗓️ 24 January 2026
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
In this special episode, Ekemini and Christina are honored to welcome Dr. Bernice A. King to the table! We talk about Dr. King’s legacy of nonviolent resistance and its place in our current political climate. Dr. King speaks candidly, describing the times we are living in as “diabolical.” We discuss Ai, ICE, Palestine, Congo, and more. We are honored to have Dr. King at the table. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us!
Learn more about Dr. King:
Dr. Bernice A. King is a global thought leader, strategist,
solutionist, orator, peace advocate, and CEO of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center For Nonviolent Social Change (The King Center), which was founded by her mother as the official living memorial to the life, work, and legacy of her father. In this position, Bernice continues to advance her parents’ legacy of nonviolent social change through policy, advocacy, research, as well as education & training through the Kingian philosophy of
nonviolence, which she re-branded Nonviolence365® (NV365). Through her work at The King Center, she educates youth and adults around the world about the nonviolent principles and strategies modeled by her parents.
Under her leadership, theCenter has implemented numerous initiatives reaching over 500,000 people around the world, including the Beloved Community Leadership Academy, Students with King, NV365 Education & Training, and The Beloved Community Talks, a courageous conversations platform about the difficult racial and social justice issues impacting our world. Dr. King led the development of an NV365 certification program for trainers, which provides individuals with the opportunity to teach the NV365 curriculum on behalf of The King Center. She is an instructor for the program and a trainer.
Dr. King received both a Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) and a Master of Divinity (MDiv) Degree from Emory University, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Spelman College. From 1990 -1992 she served as a law clerk for Judge Glenda Hatchett, the Chief Judge of The Fulton County Juvenile Detention Court. She served for seven years as an Assistant Pastor of Greater Rising Star Baptist Church in Atlanta where she organized and developed several new ministries. In 2007, she established the Be A King Scholarship in honor of her mother at Spelman College. Dr. King spearheaded the 2013 “Let Freedom Ring” event commemorating the 50th Anniversary of The March on Washington and her father’s “I Have a Dream” speech. The global event included President Barack Obama, President Bill Clinton, and President Jimmy Carter, members
of Congress, as well as many other international leaders, dignitaries, and entertainers. In March 2018, Dr. King was fortunate to have a private audience with his holiness, Pope Francis. In 2020, she was influential in encouraging Atlanta Business leaders to actively support major racial equity and social justice issues, including the successful passage of Georgia’s Hate Crime legislation.
Dr. King has received numerous awards and recognitions. She is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, admitted since 1992; a registered mediator through the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution; a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated (AKA), the Rotary Club of Atlanta, the International Women’s Forum (IWF), the
National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), and the 50th Anniversary class of Leadership Atlanta (2020); a board member of The King Center, and The National Black Bank Foundation (NBBF). Dr. King is an innovative, inspirational, and transformational leader. She is devoted to advancing
the legacy of her parents, and to ensuring that new generations of influencers are introduced to their teachings, The King Center, as well as the work of creating the Beloved Community, with Nonviolence365® as the pathway.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey y'all, welcome to Truth's Table, Midwines of Culture for Grace and Truth. |
| 0:12.4 | I'm Akemeny. |
| 0:13.4 | And I'm Christina. |
| 0:14.6 | This table is built by black woman and for a black woman. |
| 0:17.0 | So welcome to the table, see, how you doing, girl? |
| 0:19.3 | I'm doing great. |
| 0:20.3 | Are you? I am. I mean I am doing great. Are you? |
| 0:42.7 | I am. I mean, we look great. Thank you. Shout out to Nikki, our makeup artist. Let me tell you. She holds it together. You look lovely as well, my friend. You know, we are in the city of Atlanta in a very, very special place. We're usually at a completely different place when we do our recordings. But today, we are at the King Center. How are you feeling about that? We are on location at the King's Center. I am honored to be here. Truth Table has come a long way, baby. We made it. We are at the King Center. |
| 0:51.0 | And it is such an honor to be here, to be on location, with a very special guest. |
| 0:58.1 | Absolutely. So this year, we have had the privilege to listen to a whole host of voices that have |
| 1:03.3 | come to the table, right? Yes. So Julius Garvey, Marcus Garvey's son, we've had, we've had others come |
| 1:09.3 | as well that you can think of. Right. Yeah, Reverend Yeah, Reverend Naomi, Tutu, and just an amazing season, talking really to the children of civil rights leaders and revolutionaries. |
| 1:21.8 | And we are honored to have Dr. Bernice A. King at the table with us. |
| 1:44.5 | Welcome to the table, Dr. Bernice King. How are you? Glad to have a seat at the table. Hey. Thank you. Well, you are welcome anytime. Yes. You know, we're honored to have you here at the table. And, you know, our audience has heard your bio, because we have shared all your accomplishments, all of the things that you have been doing your legacy the legacy of the King family and you |
| 1:49.3 | know there is a sense in which public figures people think that they know you |
| 1:53.6 | right they project their ideas onto who they think dr. Bernie's A King is but we |
| 1:59.5 | really wanted to start off our conversation, hearing from you directly about who is Dr. Bernie's A. King. How do you define yourself? |
| 2:11.0 | Well, I'm going to talk about things that may not be quite as obvious. Okay, at least. That's what we want to hear. |
| 2:16.9 | It's a little bit more interesting. Yeah, but before I do that, I want to thank you all |
| 2:20.9 | for reaching out to us and giving me this opportunity to share with your audience. |
| 2:28.8 | Most people don't believe that I am socially shy because I've spoken before thousands, sometimes hundreds of thousands of people. |
| 2:40.0 | But once I do that, if you take me to a party or reception, I'm looking for a comfort zone, a corner. |
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