Alveda King on Race Violence: ‘God’s Love Matters for Every Human Being’

Evangelist Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is speaking out following the recent acts of violence in Louisiana, Minnesota, and Dallas.

King spoke with CBN News’ Mark Martin about the violence and the appropriate response.

King, who is the director of Civil Rights for the Unborn of Priests for Life, says it is essential to “break every chain in nonviolent prayer and action.”

“When we pray and our hearts are humble and loving and not fearful, then we can hear from Heaven, and our land can be healed,” King told CBN News. “That’s out of 2 Chronicles 7:14. We have to repent for our wrongdoings as well.”

“And then we get inspiration; we get direction that comes into our hearts and into our spirits. And then we know what to do,” she continued. “We know how to love others and forgive others without being weak and fearful and tearful.”

King also addressed the #BlackLivesMatter movement: “That’s a movement that will incite violence, but the thought — black lives matter — well, God loves everybody, God’s love matters for every human being,” she said.

“My uncle, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., once said, ‘We must learn to appreciate and regard the human personality. Then we won’t hurt people or kill people or trample over people. We must learn to live together as brothers and sisters or perish as fools,'” she continued.

“So with that outlook, in Acts 17:26, ‘with one blood, God made everybody,’ then we can love each other; we can communicate without the violence, without the fear,” she said.

 

Alveda King

Dr. King currently serves as a Pastoral Associate and Director of African-American Outreach for Priests for Life and Gospel of Life Ministries. She is also a voice for the Silent No More Awareness Campaign, sharing her testimony of two abortions, God’s forgiveness, and healing. The daughter of the late civil rights activist Rev. A.D. King and his wife Naomi Barber King, Alveda grew up in the civil rights movement led by her uncle, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Her family home in Birmingham, Alabama, was bombed, as was her father’s church office in Louisville, Kentucky. Alveda was jailed during the open housing movement. She sees the prolife movement as a continuation of the civil rights struggle. Dr. King is a former college professor and served in the Georgia State House of Representatives. She is a recipient of the Life Prize Award (2011), the Cardinal John O’Connor Pro-Life Hall of Fame Award (2011) from the Legatus organization and the Civil Rights Award from Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) (2011). She is a bestselling author; among her books are King Rules: Ten Truths for You, Your Family, and Our Nation to Prosper, How Can the Dream Survive if we Murder the Children? and I Don’t Want Your Man, I Want My Own. She is an accomplished actress and songwriter. The Founder of Alveda King Ministries, Alveda is also the recipient of an honorary Doctorate of Laws degree from Saint Anselm College. She has served on several boards, including Heartbeat International, Georgia Right to Life, MLK Center, Bible Curriculum in Public Schools and Abortion Recovery International (ARIN). She is also a member of the National Black Prolife Coalition (NBPC) and is a Senior Fellow with the Howard Center for Family, Religion & Society. Alveda is a regular columnist for Newsmax.com “Insiders” section and a Fox News contributor.

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