MLK's daughter weighs in on her father's dream in a polarized America

'As Daddy said, 'We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.' Our very survival hinges on us, recognizing this.'

Atlanta Each year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day encourages Americans to come together and volunteer to improve their communities.

For some, this year's celebration is clouded by conflict, increasing racial division and deteriorating social circumstances. But the late civil rights leader's daughter Bernice King believes there is no better time to build community.'The fierce urgency of now'Bernice King also believes America needs his teaching more now than ever.

Bernice King: Desperately need father's voice 01:01"Humanity engaging each other as a human family in our World House greatly depends on us understanding our interrelatedness and interconnectedness.""As Daddy said, 'We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.' Our very survival hinges on us, recognizing this.

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