The daughter of the civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is taking a firm stance calling out “anti-woke” rhetoric being used to divide the country.
Dr. Bernice A. King gave a speech during the annual commemorative service for her father Monday at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where he was once pastor.
Several civil rights leaders and city officials attended the service. King, however, took note of another prominent event that coincided with the Martin Luther King Jr. Day — the second inauguration of President Donald Trump.
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