Bernice King

About Bernice King

Bernice Albertine King (born March 28, 1963 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States) is the second daughter and youngest child of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King, Jr and Coretta Scott King. Her older siblings are Martin Luther King III, and Dexter Scott King. She is also the sister of the late Yolanda Denise King. Bernice is the only King child to become a minister.

Due to her profile and skill in public speaking, King has been asked to speak around the world. Ebony magazine named her as one of their Ten of Tomorrow future leaders of the black community. She is also a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

Bernice was only five years old when her father died. At 17, she was invited to speak at the United Nations in the absence of her mother. She is a graduate of Douglass High School in Atlanta and she graduated from Spelman College with a degree in psychology. Bernice says she once considered suicide before God intervened. At the age of 24, she decided to become a minister and completed a Master's degree in Divinity from the Candler School of Theology.