Dr. Alveda C. King

PASTORAL ASSOCIATE, PRIESTS FOR LIFE

DR. ALVEDA C. KING founded King for America, Inc. "to assist people in enriching their lives spiritually, personally, mentally and economically." She is the daughter of the late slain civil rights activist Rev. A. D. King and his wife Naomi Barber King. Alveda is the grateful mother of six children and she is a doting grandmother. During the more than half century of her life, Alveda has worked towards her purpose of glorifying God in the earth by accomplishing many goals. Currently, Alveda is a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, serving as Director of African American Outreach for Gospel of Life, headed up by Father Frank Pavone of Priests for Life. She also consults with the Africa Humanitarian Christian Fellowship, founded by her mentor, Pastor Allen McNair of Believers' Bible Christian Church in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a former college professor, holding the Masters of Arts degree in Business Management from Central Michigan University. Her undergraduate studies in journalism and sociology helped her to become a published author, the most popular works being her best selling books Sons Of Thunder: The King Family Legacy, and I Don't Want Your Man, I Want My Own. This inspirational collection of Christian testimonies is used at conferences and workshops around the world. Alveda's Doctorate of Laws was conferred by Saint Anslem College. She has served on the boards and committees of numerous organizations Coalition Of African American Pastors, and the Judeo-Christian Coalition For Constitutional Restoration. She also served in the Georgia State House of Representatives, and is an accomplished actress and songwriter. She is a voice for the Silent No More Awareness Campaign, speaking about her regret for her abortion. During the years of the Civil Rights Movement, led by her Uncle, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Alveda's family home was bombed in Birmingham, Alabama in the heat of the struggle. "Daddy's house was bombed, then in Louisville, Kentucky his church office was bombed. I was also jailed during the open housing movement," she recalls. Alveda has continued her long-term work as a civil rights activist, speaking out on issues that face society today. "I believe that School Choice is a pressing civil rights issue. Perhaps the most compelling issue of all is the life of the unborn," Alveda says. "Faith in God, and the commitment to fulfill His will for our lives -- not faith in government bureaucracy - is the key to positive action. Have faith in God!" This is the message that Alveda carries to the world.

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By Dr. Alveda C. King – Niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

America has entered into a accountability from all elected covenant or a culture of death. leaders. We are off track, seeking May God have mercy, and solutions from government, when we restore us to a covenant of life! should be seeking the grace of God! A brief history lesson can reveal how Isaiah 28:15 - Because ye have we got to a place of looking to man said, We have made a covenant instead of God for answers. with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing In 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy scourge shall pass through, it shall defeated sitting Vice President Richard not come unto us: for we have made forgot that the Democratic Party was Nixon in the bid to become president. the party of the Ku Klux Klan. lies our refuge, and under falsehood The black vote swung the tide! have we hid ourselves: Banished from memory was the fact My grandfather, Dr. Martin Luther that the Democratic Party fought to Isa 28:18 - And your covenant King, Sr., or “Daddy King”, was a keep blacks in slavery and in 1894 with death shall be disannulled, and Republican and father of Dr. Martin overturned the civil rights laws of your agreement with hell shall not Luther King, Jr. who was a Republican. the 1860’s that had been passed by stand; when the overflowing scourge Republicans, after the Republicans shall pass through, then ye shall be Daddy King influenced a reported also amended the Constitution to trodden down by it. 100,000 black voters to cast grant blacks freedom, citizenship and ••• previously Republican votes for Senator Kennedy even though the right to vote. As a Christian Civil Rights Activist, Kennedy had voted against the 1957 Forgotten was the fact that it was I can remember a time in America Civil Rights Law. Mrs. King had the Republicans who started the when black people looked to God for appealed to Kennedy and Nixon HBCU’s and the NAACP to stop the answers. This recollection brings to to help her husband, and Nixon Democrats from lynching blacks. Into mind a startling revelation: God is not who had voted for the 1957 Civil the dust bin of history was tossed the a Democrat, nor a Rights Law did fact that it was the Republicans led by Republican! In light My grandfather, Dr. Martin not respond. At Republican Senator Everett Dirksen of the emergence Luther King, Sr., or “Daddy the urging of his who pushed to pass the civil rights of a black man King”, was a Republican advisors, Kennedy laws in 1957, 1960, 1964, 1965 and as a presidential and father of Dr. Martin made a politically 1968. contender this calculated phone Luther King, Jr. who was a call to Mrs. King, election season, we Republican. Removed from memory are the facts might do well to take who was pregnant that it was Republican President note that it is not at the time, Dwight Eisenhower who sent the political party or the man, but the bringing the attention of the nation troops to Arkansas to desegregate message that is imperative. to Dr. King’s plight. schools, established the Civil rights commission in 1958, and appointed In his “I Have a Dream” speech, my Moved by Mrs. King’s gratitude for Chief Justice Early Warren to the U.S. uncle, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Senator Kennedy’s intervention, Supreme Court which resulted in the said: “I have a dream that my four Daddy King was very grateful to 1954 Brown v. Board of Education children will one day live in a nation Senator Kennedy for his assistance decision ending school segregation. where they will not be judged by the in rescuing Dr. King, Jr. from a life color of their skin, but by the content threatening jail encounter. This Meanwhile Democrats in Congress of their character.” experience led to a black exodus were still fighting to prevent the from the Republican Party. passage of new civil rights laws that Today, as enlightened, informed would overturn those discriminatory African-Americans living in America, Thus, this one simple act of gratitude Black Codes and Jim Crow laws that we must demand that candidates caused black America to quickly had been enacted by Democrats in represent our views — and always forget that the Republican Party the South. There would have been no vote your values! was birthed in America as the anti- law for President Lyndon Johnson to slavery party to end the scourge of sign in 1964 had it not been for the As a Republican, my goal is always slavery and combat the terror of Republicans breaking the Democrats’ to seek the will of God for good racism and segregation. They quickly filibuster of the law and pushing government, and then to demand THE BLACK REPUBLICAN | WWW.NBRA.INFO | FALL/WINTER 2008 17 to have that landmark legislation granted her petition — a decision by the raucous noise of the anti- enacted. whose profound and oppressive God secularists and pro-abortion influence worked to ensure that advocates. No one batted an eye when President God was evicted from public society, Kennedy opposed the 1963 March across the entire spectrum of the Who can hear the voices of on Washington by Dr. King. Hardly American governmental system. thousands of children who a ripple of protest was uttered when From that day to this, not only are terrorized in the halls and President Kennedy, through his has prayer been outlawed, God’s classrooms of their schools? Who brother Attorney General Robert very name has also been declared can hear the silent cry of each baby Kennedy, had Dr. King wiretapped anathema to the United States who is artificially breached before and investigated on suspicion of Constitution — forbidden to be coming to term in his or her mother’s being a Communist. mentioned in any federal, state, womb, only to have her skull county, city or municipal context. punctured, and feel, yes agonizingly Little attention was paid to the “feel”, the life run out of her before fact that it was a Democrat, Public As a legacy of O’Hare’s dark, anti- she takes her first breath of freedom? Safety Commissioner Eugene “Bull” God plan, other edicts emerged. Who among us is so cold-blooded Conner, who in 1963 turned dogs Not only is prayer forbidden in the as to vote to deny health care to a and fire hoses on Dr. King and public forum, but prohibited also is baby born alive during a late-term other civil rights protestors. No the spiritually uplifting display of the abortion and allow that baby to die? one noted that it was a Democrat, cross. The Ten Commandments are There is a crisis in our community Georgia Governor Lester Maddox, forbidden. The Bible is forbidden. of our own making. The abortion who waved ax handles to stop blacks Nativity plays are forbidden. Even rate in black communities is three from patronizing his restaurant. the mere mention of the name times that of whites and twice Nor was heed paid to the fact that it of “God” or “Jesus” in schools is that of Hispanics, according to the was a Democrat, Alabama Governor forbidden. More far reaching and Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive George Wallace, who stood in front sinister than that, anything that is health research group. of the Alabama schoolhouse in 1963 even suggestive of those names is and thundered: “Segregation now, forbidden. Yes, we must be concerned about segregation tomorrow, segregation health care benefits, affordable forever.” None of those racist Ten years after O’Hare’s dark victory, housing, adequate food, jobs and Democrats became Republicans. another unholy bargain with the justice. We must also be concerned covenant of death arose — the about the higher God-inspired During this time of turmoil, Roe v. Wade decision in the US principles of life, liberty and the completely forgotten was the fact Supreme Court which enabled the pursuit of happiness — principles that it was Democrat Arkansas scourges of hell to kill our children. that are enshrined in our nation’s Governor Orville Faubus who in The Democratic Party, including founding document, the US 1954 had blocked desegregation of their most recently celebrated Constitution. a Little Rock public school. To their presidential nominee gives blanket eternal shame, the chief opponents support to upholding Roe v. Wade, In this great country of ours, no one of the landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act along with support for a $300+ should be forced to pray or read any were Democrats Senators Sam Ervin, million a year federal tax grant to religious documents, and a woman Albert Gore, Sr. and Robert Byrd, a Planned Parenthood, America’s should have the right to decide what former Klansman. All of the racist largest abortion provider. Planned to do with her own body. Thank Democrats that Dr. King was fighting Parenthood was founded by racist God for the Constitution. That remained Democrats until the day eugenicist Margaret Sanger. Constitution, though, guarantees they died. How can anyone today freedom of religion, not freedom think that Dr. King, my uncle, would Bereft of the choice to read the Bible from religion. The so-called doctrine have joined the party of the KKK? and pray in schools, and armed of “separation of church and state” with the power to abort babies, our is not in our Constitution. Nothing There is a law of unexpected children and youth are dealing with a in our Constitution forbids the outcomes. Who could have double portion of O’Hare’s covenant free exercise of religion in the predicted that the black exodus of death legacy. A sea of innocent public square. Inherent in our from the Republican Party to the blood is being spilled across our Constitutional right to life, liberty Democratic Party in the 1960’s country and around the world. and the pursuit of happiness, would have also ushered in decades Children are being preyed upon and is the right to know the serious of destruction which continue to murdered by depraved adults who consequences of making a decision plague our communities today? should be their protectors. to deny religious freedom, or to abort our children. So what happened during those While the debate over whether God’s ensuring decades? Let’s review the name should be outlawed from our Oh, God, what would Martin Luther saga that continues. society, and whether abortion and King, Jr., who dreamed of having his infanticide should be condoned, a four children judged by the content In June of 1963, the Supreme Court voice in the wilderness continues to of their characters, not just the color upheld the argument of the atheist, cry out, “what about the children?” of their skin, do if he’d lived to see the Madelyn Murray O’Hare, and That voice is being drowned out contents of thousands of children’s

18 THE BLACK REPUBLICAN | WWW.NBRA.INFO | FALL/WINTER 2008 skulls emptied into the bottomless nurses about it. They assured me to my mother, who was facing an caverns of the abortionists pits? that “it will all go away in a few days. “inconvenient pregnancy” with What would he say about the rivers You will be fine.” They lied. me. The next time, I was facing a of blood of the children cut down in pregnancy, and told him about it. In gang wars and other dark deeds? Over the next few years, I both instances, Daddy King said no, experienced medical problems. I and saved his seed. It is time for America, perhaps the had trouble bonding with my son, most blessed nation on earth, to and his five siblings who were born Tragically, two of his grandchildren lead the world in repentance, and after the abortions. I began to suffer had already been aborted when in restoration of life! If only we can from eating disorders, depression, he saved the life of his next great- carry the freedom of repentance to nightmares, sexual dysfunctions and grandson with this statement. His its fullest potential. If only America a host of other issues related to the son, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once can repent and turn away from the abortion that I chose to have. I felt said, “The Negro cannot win as long sins of our nation. We must allow angry about both the involuntary as he is willing to sacrifice the lives of light and life back into our lives! and voluntary abortions, and very his children for comfort and safety.” guilty about the abortion I chose to How can the “Dream” survive if we Today, I live with a repentant, heavy have. The guilt made me very ill. Like murder our children? Every aborted heart, and I pray each day for the my uncle, Dr. Martin Luther King, baby is like a slave in the womb of Lord’s forgiveness and blessing. I Jr. who had received the Margaret his or her mother. In the hands of am a mother of six living children Sanger Planned Parenthood Award the mother is the fate of that child — and a grandmother. Regretfully, I in 1968, I became a victim to the lies whether the child lives or dies — a am also a post-abortive mother. I of Planned Parenthood. They told decision given to the mother by Roe offer a tearful prayer that my sharing my uncle, they told me and millions v. Wade. That choice, the final choice the tragedy of my life-altering of mothers and fathers that their of whether the child lives or dies, experiences will help save the life agenda was to help our people. They should be left to God, Who ultimately of a child yet unborn. In the early lied. Their agenda is deadly! says “choose life!”. 1970’s, I suffered one involuntary and one voluntary “legal” abortion. I pray often for deliverance from I join the voices of thousands across the pain caused by my decision to America, who are SILENT NO MORE. My involuntary abortion was abort my baby. I suffered the threat We can no longer sit idly by and performed just prior to Roe v. of cervical and breast cancer, and allow this horrible spirit of murder to Wade by my private pro-abortion experienced the pain of empty arms cut down, yes cut out and cut away, physician without my consent. I had after the baby was gone. Truly, for our unborn and destroy the lives of gone to the doctor to ask why my me, and countless abortive mothers, our mothers. I am very grateful to cycle had not resumed after the birth nothing on earth can fully restore God for the Spirit of Repentance that of my son. I did not ask for and did what has been lost — only Jesus can. is sweeping our land. In repentance not want an abortion. The doctor there is healing. In the name of said, “You don’t need to be pregnant, My children have all suffered from Jesus, we must humble ourselves and let’s see.” He proceeded to perform knowing that they have a brother pray, and turn from our wicked ways, a painful examination which or sister that their mother chose so that God will hear from Heaven resulted in a gush of blood and tissue to abort. Often they ask if I ever and Heal Our Land. emanating from my womb. He thought about aborting them, and explained that he had performed an they have said, “You killed our baby.” I, like my uncle, Martin Luther King, abortion called a “local D and C.” This is very painful for all of us. My Jr., have a dream. I have a dream that mother and grandparents were very someday the men and women of our Soon after the Roe v. Wade decision, sad to know about the loss of the nation, the boys and girls of America I became pregnant again. There baby. The aborted child’s father also will come to our senses, humble was adverse pressure and threat of regrets the abortion. If it had not ourselves before God Almighty and violence from the baby’s father. The been for Roe v. Wade, I would never receive His healing grace. I pray ease and convenience provided have had that abortion. that this is the day and the hour of through Roe v. Wade made it too easy our deliverance. I pray that we will for me to make the fateful and fatal My birthday is January 22, and each regain a covenant of life and finally decision to abort our child. year this special day is marred by the obtain the promised liberty, justice fact that it is also the anniversary of and pursuit of happiness for all. I went to a Planned Parenthood Roe v. Wade — and the anniversary Let us end injustice anywhere by sanctioned doctor and was advised of death for millions of babies. I and championing justice everywhere, that the procedure would hurt no my deceased children are victims of including in the womb. more than “having a tooth removed.” abortion. The Roe v. Wade decision The next day, I was admitted to the has adversely affected the lives of my ••• hospital, and our baby was aborted. entire family. My medical insurance paid for the procedure. As soon as I woke up, My grandfather, Dr. Martin Luther May God, by His I knew that something was very King, Sr., twice said, “No one is wrong. I felt very ill, and very empty. going to kill a child of mine.” The grace, have mercy I tried to talk to the doctor and first time Daddy King said this was on us all.

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