Bernice King is the daughter of civil rights activist Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. King will participate in a tribute to her late father prior to Barack Obama's speech on August 28, 2008, when he accepts the Democratic nomination for president. August 28 is also the 45th anniversary of the March on Washington and Martin Luther King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech. Bernice King was 5 months old when her father gave the speech.
King spoke at the memorial service for the late pop music icon Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on July 7, 2009.
Estate Squabbles
Bernice King and her brother, Martin Luther King III are suing sibling Dexter King for taking money from their father's estate for "his own benefit."CNN.com: King children sue brother, father's estate (July 11, 2008)
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Fast Facts
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Born
March 28, 1963
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Allegations in lawsuit
Dexter King "has wrongfully appropriated assets" from the Martin Luther King Jr. estate and from the estate of his mother, Coretta Scott King"CNN.com: King children sue brother, father's estate (July 11, 2008)
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Fact:
Bernice King is the administrator of Coretta Scott King's estate
