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News Room March 7, 2015March 7, 2015 0 Comments

In this Aug. 9, 2014 file photo, Dr. Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther Kings, speaks during The Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa. Fox News Channel says it has hired Alveda King, a niece of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., as a commentator for the network. King, director of African-American Outreach at Priests for Life, is an anti-abortion activist who has clashed politically with some of her uncle's former associates. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) — In this Aug. 9, 2014 file photo, Dr. Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther Kings, speaks during The Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa. Fox News Channel says it has hired Alveda King, a niece of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., as a commentator for the network. King, director of African-American Outreach at Priests for Life, is an anti-abortion activist who has clashed politically with some of her uncle’s former associates. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Alveda King, a niece of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Junior, has been hired as a commentator for Fox News Channel.

The director of African-American Outreach at Priests for Life, is an anti-abortion activist who’s had political clashes with some of her uncle’s ex-associates.

King, who spoke at a 2010 rally in Washington organized by conservative commentator Glenn Beck, has said she’s been a Democrat and Republican, but now considers herself a Christian.

Roger Ailes, chairman and C-E-O of Fox News, says her “passion and mission for social change” will be a valuable contribution to the network.

(The Associated Press)