“God Is Dope.” The phrase might convey varying meanings; however, for Steve King, who trademarked it in 2014, it represents leaning on God when his world was turned upside down. Birth Of Phrase, According To King During an exclusive interview with AFROTECH, King, a North Chicago, IL, native serving in a local ministry, takes us back to 2012, when he created the well-known phrase. His wife suffered through a series of miscarriages, and King found it very difficult to deal with the emotions of grief. Escapism became his coping mechanism until he experienced an intervention from God, he says. “We had just experienced this loss, and we were devastated. I didn’t know how to necessarily cope at the time,” King, 37, explained . “I found myself getting high off weed in my car, hot boxing, just trying to escape the pain and the trauma.” He continued, “There was this voice that spoke to me, and I heard it clear as day. I believe that it was the voice of God, and he said, ‘Hey, this isn’t...