Dr. Alveda King

Opinion January 20

MLK celebration and Trump inauguration: What one historic day means for America

This January represents a time of tremendous change and progress for our nation, as we join the annual March for Life, celebrate MLK Day, and witness the presidential inauguration,

OPINION October 18

Liberal leaders have betrayed our civil rights legacy and failed Atlanta

Atlanta is home to the historic Ebenezer Church and has an important civil rights history. But liberal leaders betrayed that legacy and Blacks and Atlanta both suffered.

OPINION August 28

I Have a Dream, 61 years later: What we must fight for daily

Aug. 28, 2024, marks the 61st anniversary of my uncle, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous "I Have a Dream" speech, which he delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

OPINION June 19

Juneteenth is a celebration of ethnic harmony

Juneteenth marks the moment when Union troops reached Galveston, Texas, and liberated the last remaining enslaved Black Americans from their chains of slavery.

OPINION April 8, 2024

Americans must open their hearts to end Haitian horrors

Haiti has become a nightmare of violence and starvation. American Christians should help our neighbors and join with Mission of Hope to move those in need beyond the horror.

OPINION February 13, 2024

Black History Month a chance to reflect on underserved communities

Under the Trump administration, the Black community experienced breakthroughs, dignity and new opportunities to dream and succeed in life. Sadly, this progress was interrupted.

OPINION January 15, 2024

Happy 95th birthday, Dr. King, and may our interactions today reflect God's love for us all

On Dr. King's birthday, let us embrace a time for repentance, forgiveness, revival and jubilee, working together to bring an end to the evils we face in America today.

OPINION August 28, 2023

My uncle, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. had an iconic ‘dream.’ Here’s how we can live it today

Martin Luther King Jr. knew that America's founding values were not the enemy of equality and opportunity. They are noble principles deeply rooted in our national character.

OPINION June 24, 2023

One year after Dobbs, here are challenges facing the pro-life movement

June 24, marks the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade and held that there is no constitutional right to abortion.

OPINION February 12, 2023

Super Bowl LVII quarterbacks Mahomes, Hurts would make my uncle Martin Luther King smile

With the Super Bowl slated for Sunday, the media has pointed out this will be the first Super Bowl in history with two Black quarterbacks.

OPINION February 1, 2023

This Black History Month let's shine a spotlight on fatherlessness and saving Black babies

This year during Black History month the two of us want to focus on two problems that rarely get attention from liberals and the media: fatherlessness and abortion.

OPINION January 16, 2023

My uncle, Martin Luther King Jr., believed deeply in the promise of the American Dream. We can make it happen

This year will mark the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King's 'I have a dream' speech in Washington. My uncle, Dr. King, believed deeply in the American Dream.

OPINION December 28, 2022

Failing Detroit school board cancels Ben Carson instead of doing what's right for students

In November 2022 cancel culture hit Dr. Ben Carson. The Detroit school board removed his name from the Benjamin Carson High School of Medicine and Science. I was shocked by this.

OPINION August 28, 2022

Reflections on the Martin Luther King dream today

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech on August 28th 59 years ago. He was a patriot who believed in America.

OPINION June 29, 2022

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade after we marched, prayed, and kept the faith

Just as my uncle, Martin Luther King Jr., stood up for civil rights in his time, I believe that all Americans are called to stand against abortion.

OPINION June 8, 2022

Abortion ruling a reminder that civil rights begin in the womb

Abortion laws might soon be changed by the Supreme Court and it's important to remember that every child deserves the right to be given a chance to live.

OPINION May 1, 2022

We must remember my uncle Dr. Martin Luther King's wisdom about race amid all the noisy debates

In America today, so many people are sensitive about ethnic and cultural identification, and we tend to equate skin color with race all too often.

OPINION April 6, 2022

Biden's Supreme Court nominee doesn't define 'woman,' and devalues them all

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, whom the Senate will soon vote on, failed to answer Sen. Martha Blackburn’s question, “Can you provide a definition for the word ‘woman’?”

OPINION February 18, 2022

The Biden administration has given up on Black America and our dreams

Joe Biden’s attempt at racial equity program is an insult to those who are suffering. This is the worst way to go about "helping" America’s underserved communities.

OPINION February 1, 2022

Black history is American history

Every February, America acknowledges Black History Month.

OPINION January 17, 2022

Words my uncle, Martin Luther King Jr., would share in our troubled times

As we celebrate the legacy of my uncle, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and also are reminded of the sanctity of life, the theme of human kindness and a regard for human dignity comes to mind.

OPINION August 9, 2021

Alveda King: Critical race theory – why it's absolutely critical to know these facts

The concept of a critical or "highest race" race isn’t new. Why we’re arguing about it and legislating against it now is due primarily to things that happened over the last few years.

OPINION May 25, 2021

Alveda King: George Floyd death anniversary – I ask all Americans to do this one year later

After George was killed last year I reached out to his family to say I had some idea of their pain. I know it’s terrible to lose a family member to violence, to have to grieve publicly.

OPINION May 8, 2021

Alveda King: Mother's Day message – here's what I am most grateful for this year

My mom, Naomi Barber, was courting my dad, Rev. A.D. King, in 1950. She was a freshman at Spellman College in Atlanta and she had big dreams.

OPINION February 12, 2021

Alveda King: Amid coronavirus and Black History Month, who will stand up for these lives?

Black History Month this year follows on the heels of the deadliest month of the coronavirus pandemic.

OPINION January 18, 2021

Alveda King: Martin Luther King Jr.'s inspiring message to a nation plagued by violence, injustice, discord

Surely, the violence at the U.S. Capitol would have broken his heart, as would the partisan witch hunts that seem to multiply daily.