Sexyy Red’s MLK Day Post Became A Teachable Moment After Bernice King Responded

Bernice thanked Sexyy for the apology while making it clear there were no hard feelings. “I value you as a human being,” she wrote, adding she just had “concerns about the image” as Dr. King “has become a bit of a caricature to the world” and “his image is often used with no regard to his family, his sacrificial work, or to the tragic, unjust way in which he died (a state-sanctioned assassination).”

“I earnestly wish that people would imagine what it would feel like to see their deceased, murdered father repurposed for party fliers, unjust legislation, etc,” she said. 

And although she didn’t agree with Sexyy’s post, she defended the rapper from people calling her “trash” and “ghetto” and comparing her to her parents. She said it was “not [her] intention that [Sexyy] be denigrated” and wished her well.