Martin Luther King Jr's last born speaks hurtfully about how both parents died

Martin Luther King Jr's last born speaks hurtfully about how both parents died

- The last born of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King has commemorated the 14th-anniversary of her mother's death with emotional words

- Bernice King's words stirred massive reactions among her numerous social media followers

- According to Bernice's post, she is a gun violence survivor and has lost close family members to injustice and unfair treatments

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Bernice King, the last child of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has recently come out to speak deep emotional words concerning the death of both her parents as well as her grandmother.

The 56-year-old American minister and the youngest of her siblings indicated that she was marking the 14th anniversary of her mother's death.

Bernice, took the her official Twitter handle named Be A King to state that she was a gun violence survivor and created a deep impression that portrayed hurt and pent-up emotional pain.

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In her own words:

My father was assassinated via a gun. My paternal grandmother was shot and killed while sitting in church. I am a #GunViolence survivor. Gun violence, including state-sanctioned and white supremacy, fueled gun violence, has extinguished so many lights. #MomentsThatSurvive

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The emotional words from Martin Luther King Jr's last child fell on very fertile grounds as many of her numerous followers came up with strong and heartwarming messages to buttress her post.

Michelle in CA said:

Thank you for using your voice & platform to share your memories & belief for #GunViolencePrevention. Millions of us grieve for your family’s losses - and we #HonorWithAction in @MomsDemand @Everytown and other GVP organizations to B the change we want 2See

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Bill Watkins said:

A travesty, Bernice. Thank you for your conviction and refusal to stop speaking for Love, truth and accountability.

In other news, a Black man from Mississipi named Larry Hoover is currently serving a 285-year jail term for his infamous crimes that he committed when he was younger.

According to Face2FaceAfrica.com, Larry was born in 1950 but grew up in Chicago after his family moved north when he was just a toddler.

The reports indicate that Larry ending up in jail and serving such a huge sentence may be shocking but not entirely unexpected.

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