king ben and queen bernice lived over the store in a penthouse suite. and then along came their young prince, ben einovack jr. >> he was a spoiled kid. he was a brat. >> ben jr., don't call him benji, would be trotted out to shake hands with the vips. then it was back up the hotel elevator to home. birthday cakes came from room service. >> and the kids who came to the birthday party were complete strangers to him. just kids who were passing through the hotel. >> the friendless, lonely boy disliked by his father's help lost himself in the fantasy world of batman. the superhero became an obsession.su even as an adult, ben jr. was still amassing a floor to be ceiling collection of batman memorabilia. he even bought a batmobile from the old tv show. but there was no holding off the real world and change. justal as the rat pack faded aw, so too did the fontainebleau. by the late '70s miami beach was regarded as a stale place for old people. ben novack sr. lost the hotel to bankruptcy and died not long afterwards.os the son, ben jr., all grown up now, stayed

and since the book has been out, bernice king has been incredible, doctor bernice king in terms of supporting it and people excited about it. did a peace in "time" magazine. she asks every back to read tweet. that kind of support from me makes also happy and making her proud road meet the world. trevor baldwin in helping me understand how crucial for the baldwin family saw in her uncles life is being from each other but anybody who knew them, if you didn't know you are missing a huge part of the story. and then with the family i've been really privilege to speak to the been granted use permission to use her photo on the cover of the book. this just these little nods on a really help i've made them proud. another book is out there i can see it is a celebration. maybe they'll be comfortable in sharing even more about the women. i think there's a lot more out there to uncover. maybe she tells a few more stories. >> host: does that mean you would get a part two? >> guest: thou be really coy don't know. i write a lot about the things i'm excited about in the process as well. a part of it too is i

and since the book is about bernice king has been incredible, in terms of supporting it, getting people excited about it. i wrote about in to a peace in "time" magazine. she asked everybody to retweet it, that's kind of support for me, makes me so happy it really means the world. and then to have one of burgess baldwin's grandchildren, trevor baldwin has been instrumental in giving me that family perspective. and helping me to it understand how crucial grandma was for the baldwin family and continues to be. and how again he saw her and his uncle is being inextricable from each other for if you did not know bert you are missing a huge part of his story. and then i've also been really privileged to speak to one of betty malcolm's daughters as well as have been granted to use her photo on the cover of the book. there's just these little knots and i hope i've made them proud. now that the book is out there they can see i'm not trying to hurt anybody that maybe they will be comfortable in sharing even more about the women. i think there's a lot more out there to uncover. if they are excited

. >> and doctor bernice king is very intentional speaking her mother's name it's extraordinary that you focus on the mothers of these great men in my last question is of the three extraordinary women , where's their wine you felt more connected to than the other? >> and at the conclusion i talked about how we can find ourselves by understanding the stories so i can see myself as a combination with the ability to focus on love and light and the remainder that you are only hurting yourself not the person you have patience towards and to find that levity to cope and move forward to always carry with me with that ability to use her privilege of those around and then to have very unique experiences through jim crow with a college education that wasn't common and using that to teach her students with an incredible incrementalist and for others to find the talents and creativity as well i found that to be incredible and inspiring and also with the bravery it is the confrontation of fear and acknowledging the fear is there in real then to paraphrase whether or not you are afraid if you die it's

king. they are focused on one of dr. king's quotes. one of these events the commission selected, quote, out of a mountain of despair, a stone of hope and invited bernice king to address the group. the m.l.k. commission of michigan is that stone of hope for so many. for 42 years, the commission has shown what is possible when folks from all walks of life come together under the ban of equality and justice. may it shine as community leadership for the next 42 years and live on in the firl record of the u.s. congress. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize a father and son duo who have lembd lansing for over, james riley senior and james riley junior. when the elder riley moved to michigan after graduating high school and took a job at ford plant but left to go to the military. he met his future wife of 70 years at and dance. they moved back to detroit soon after mr. riley used to use his benefits. on the advice of a friend, he majored in mort tu area science and started riley funalral home as the oldest black-owned funeral home. the rile

civil rights leaders rosa parks and coretta scott king and, of course, their sisterhood also includes our very own vice president kamala harris. members of congress are sheila jackson lee, eddie bernice johnson, terri sewell, federica wilson, bonnie watson coleman, lauren underwood. kappa alpha cy fraternity founded at indiana university. among their notable achievers are astronaut dr. bernard harris jr. former congressman conyers. it includes benny thompson, hakeem jeffries, al lawson, and don mceachin. and they are led by ruben a. shelton. former colleague lacy clay. omega psi phi fraternity founded in howard university. includes activist and referenced jessie jackson jr. and it includes james clyburn of south carolina, hank johnson of georgia, mr. mfume of maryland. and led by dr. david marion. delta sigma theta sorority founded in 1913 at howard university. they account as their sisters, the first black congresswoman shirley chisholm. and their membership in the house includes congresswoman marcia fudge, yvette clarke, joyce beatty, lucy mcgrath, and brenda lawrence. honorable pre