King said her mother heard Obama 's speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention and contacted her the following day over the senator 's address , expressing her belief in Obama 's political future . In June 2006 , King told a teenage audience that she intended to do more to carry on the legacy of nonviolence espoused by her parents during the 20th annual 100 Black Men of America conference in Atlanta . " My desire is not to be a hypocrite , " King said . " I want to make sure my life is not a contradiction when I take a platform . " On January 30 , 2007 , one year after the death of her mother Coretta , King founded the Be A King Scholarship at Spelman College , her alma mater , in honor of her mother 's legacy . On June 10 , 2007 , King acted as a presenter at the 2007 Atlanta H.U.F. Awards . Afeni Shakur said she was happy to have King and the other presenters " participating " that year
2004 Democratic National Convention
2004 Democratic National Convention
Bernice King