Bernice King

Bernice King and Eddie Long------when they wuz friends. Or at least she’s starting to see the light. Last time we wrote about Martin Luther King’s youngest chile she was distancing herself but fast from Bishop Eddie Long as we covered in our post  Bernice King Says It Was ‘Holy Spirit’ Who Told Her To Haul Azz From Eddie Long Church .  Now according to GAvoice , Miss King is actually reaching out to gays ‘n’ lez folk in her latest public speaking ventures. Bernice King took the stage...Read Full Story

*It’s only fitting that on the day we celebrate her father, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., his  youngest daughter, Rev. Bernice A. King, has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the famed King Center in Atlanta. The Rev. King, according to The AP, will focus on external affairs on behalf of The King Center, which was founded by her mother, Coretta Scott King, shortly after the civil rights icon was assassinated in 1968. Meanwhile, her oldest brother, Martin Luther King III, will...Read Full Story

Coincidence ? Atlanta-based anti-gay Rev. Bernice King will reportedly announce today that she is resigning as an elder at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. The move comes only days after Bishop Eddie Long's settlement of four sexual misconduct lawsuits filed against him and his church by young men. Long is the spiritual mentor of the youngest daughter of the slain civil rights icon Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Bernice King will make the announcement today, reports the Atlanta Journal...Read Full Story

Memba’ dis Bernice? Feel kinda’ stupid about it now, huh? Sorry, we got the pictures, girl. We’ll never let you live this down. Bernice King with Eddie Long at a march against gay marriage at the Martin Luther King National Historic Site (Dec. 11, 2004)   All we can do is shake our heads and laugh. Speaking publicly for the first time since it was announced that she was leaving New Birth Missionary Baptist Church , Rev. Bernice King, the sanctified spawn (my pappy didn’t take a bullet...Read Full Story

*The Rev. Bernice King just wrapped an interview at Atlanta’s Praise 102.5, where she explained the reason for leaving her position as an elder at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church—a move she suggests has nothing to do with the accusations of sexual misconduct against Bishop Eddie Long. First, King told host Rhodell Lewis that media reports have blown her announcement way out of proportion by using the terms “step down” and “resign.” “I was a little confused about that, because I’ve...Read Full Story