"This is intentionally distasteful, dishonoring, deplorable, and disrespectful to my family and my father," wrote Bernice King in response to Sexyy Red.

King was born to Alberta Williams and Martin Luther King Sr. in Atlanta, in a modest two-story Queen Anne Victorian home that had been purchased by his maternal grandfather for just $3,500 20 years earlier.

Elder Gary E. Stevenson was in Washington on Martin Luther King Jr. Day for the inauguration of President Donald Trump.

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Sexyy Red has never shied away from controversy, often making bold and attention-grabbing moves in her career. However, on January 20, the rapper sparked backlash with an AI-generated image she posted as a tribute on Martin Luther King Jr.

Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to remember that Monday's holiday is really about helping others.

Though the holiday is young, this will only be the 25th year that all 50 states recognize it together. Here's what's open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Get it, Sexxy! Sexyy Red issued an apology to Dr. Bernice King after she blasted her for posting "distasteful" AI images of MLK.