The Reverend Bernice King
to speak at the Installation Service of New Officers of
the Council of Churches of the City of New York

...The Reverend Bernice King, the youngest daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, will speak at the Installation Service of New Officers of the Council of Churches of the City of New York. The service will take place on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at the Christian Cultural Center, 12020 Flatlands Avenue, Brooklyn, New York.

The event is free and open to the public and starts at 7:30 PM.

King began her public speaking career at age 17 when she addressed the United Nations in her mother's place. An ordained minister, she is the author of "Hard Questions, Heart Answers," a collection of her sermons and speeches.

King has spoken at the White House and in venues across the United States and abroad. A graduate of Spelman College, she holds a master of divinity and law degrees from Emory University. She worked as a law clerk in the Fulton County Juvenile Court system.

She has served as mentor to fifth grade girls at an inner-city Atlanta elementary school. She has coordinated non-violent conflict resolution conferences, taught a year-long leadership development course at an Atlanta church and conducted a class on race relations at Mississippi College.
King has been featured on such shows as "Oprah," "BET Talk with Tavis Smiley" and the "Judge Hatchett Show."

For more information, please call 718-306-1060 or email rsvp@cccny.net.