Good for her - the legacy lives! I can't think of a better person to be on campus at this very moment. Will they listen?
http://www.newsobserver.com/100/story/531691.html
King to students: You're better than that
By Stanley B. Chambers Jr.
Bernice King, the youngest daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., spoke before a packed crowd at N.C. Central University's McDougald-McLendon Gymnasium on Friday as part of the school's celebration for her father. Her message was more about how African-Americans can lift themselves up than about her parents' legacy. “We are so overtaken by selfishness, a spirit of greed, a spirit of sexual promiscuity that we’re passing a legion of immorality to the next generation,” she said to applause. “The reason I am challenging you to hear this is because as the old folk used to say, ‘you’re better than that.'” King urged the audience to not let others define them, to remind young people of their heritage and to not settle for the status quo. She spoke about the negative influences of rap music, how debt has overtaken the black community and how her father's "I Have a Dream" speech wasn't about him. "He was concerned about the next generation of leaders," she said. "That was his vision. And if your vision is just about you, then you haven’t started living." King's message inspired Harrison Howard to continue his education and volunteer more with youth. "It's good to hear someone who said, 'Continue the legacy that was started and for us to make positive changes,' " said Howard, 19, an NCCU freshman from Durham.