"This is intentionally distasteful, dishonoring, deplorable, and disrespectful to my family and my father," wrote Bernice King in response to the rapper

"For us, the assassination of our father is a deeply personal family loss that we have endured over the last 56 years," said Bernice King and Martin Luther King III.

Bernice King comes to Sexyy Red’s defense amid backlash surrounding the rapper’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day post. The family […]

The coincidence that Martin Luther King Jr. Day lands on the same  Monday as Donald Trump’s inauguration isn’t a cause for concern, Bernice King told NBC News, the late civil rights icon’s daughter.

Bernice King found herself feuding with the controversial rapper over what appeared to be AI-generated visuals a day after the King holiday.

Rapper Sexyy Red apologizes to Bernice King, the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. after posting an AI generated image of the two of them.

Rapper Sexyy Red has apologized to Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter after posting an AI-generated image of herself holding hands with the civil rights icon in a club.

Rapper Sexyy Red, whose real name is Janae Nierah Wherry, faced criticism from Bernice King, the daughter of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., after posting a controversial AI-generated image on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The image depicted Sexyy Red holding hands with Martin Luther King Jr., who was assassinated in 1968.

Will Trump honor a request from the family of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr? That is the question now that Trump has signed an executive order directing the "Director of National Intelligence and other appropriate officials" to develop a plan for the release of assassination records for MLK along with those of JFK and his brother RFK.

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Martin Luther King, Jr.'s family reacts hours after Trump signed the executive order during an Oval Office signing.