By Julia Craig ’24, associate editor 

A monumental event at LVC took place Friday, Sept. 15, spotlighting Rev. Dr. Bernice A. King. 

The daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr., King spoke at Miller Chapel. Her appearance was a part of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission’s Social Justice Lecture Series, and her talk was a fall kick off for the Inclusive Excellence Symposium that will take place in the spring at LVC.  

King was a panelist where she was asked questions that were submitted by the audience. She was asked to weigh in on a number of different topics. 

King talked about her upbringing in a household that prioritized serving people.  

“I understood that all my future work would serve humanity,” King said. “I never ran from the notion of that.” 

She also talked about her current work as CEO of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (The King Center).  

“We focus on injustice and evil, not people,” she said. “That’s hard for people to grasp. Nonviolence is the heart and soul of the institution.” 

King also highlighted how important humankind is. She emphasized how humankind must be at the center of this world. She also talked about how humans should be open to one another, no matter our differences.    

“We have to be intelligent, holistically,” she added. “Don’t be narrow-minded.”  

This preview to the Inclusive Excellence Symposium was fitting to this year’s theme of belonging at LVC.