<img src="http://members.cox.net/jnashatty/P1020216.jpg" height=450 width=600> With Yolanda King, she also founded a group named Nucleus, Inc. in 1977. "[117], To the time of her death, King continued to deny that her father's dreams and ideals would be fulfilled during her lifetime. With Elodia Tate, she edited a motivational book emphasizing the importance of diversity. Yolanda Denise King, daughter and eldest child of civil rights leader the Rev. "She lived with a lot of the trauma of our struggle," said the Rev. All rights reserved. Assassination of John F. Kennedy and Nobel Peace Prize: 19631964, Enrollment at Spring Street Elementary School and last years with father: 19651968, Immediate life after Smith College: 19761978, King holiday, arrests, and return to Smith College: 19801989, Arizona boycott and James Earl Ray retrial: 19901999, Mother's death, sibling dispute and final months: 20062007. She returned to Smith College on January 26, 1989. [16] She predicted at that time that all of the "Negro leaders" would be killed and the non-leading African-Americans would agree to segregation. [7] King's father eventually was satisfied with the nickname "Yoki", and wished that if they had a second daughter, they would name her something simpler. }, First published on May 16, 2007 / 5:32 AM. An important early memory was that she wanted to go to Funtown, a local amusement park, with the rest of her class, but was barred from doing so due to her race. Jesse Jackson, an aide of Martin Luther King Jr. "The movement was in her DNA. Former Mayor Andrew Young, a lieutenant of her father's who has remained close to the family, said Yolanda King had just spoken at an event for the American Heart Association. In 1979, Yolanda met Attallah Shabazz, the eldest daughter of Malcolm X,[60] after arrangements had been made by Ebony Magazine to take a photograph of the two women together. . [4] Despite this, the front porch was damaged and glass broke in the home. She held membership at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which her father helped found in 1957, and she was a notable advocate for non-violence. I could let the rough edges show., Yolanda King, 51, Actor and Dr. Kings Daughter, Dies, https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/17/us/17king.html. She was the most visible and outspoken among the Kings' four children during activities honoring this year's Martin Luther King Day in January, the first since Coretta Scott King's death. She was involved in a sibling feud that pitted her and her brother Dexter against their brother Martin Luther King III and sister Bernice King for the sale of the King Center in Atlanta, Georgia. .component--type-recirculation .item:nth-child(5) { Houston is in for dust and gray skies as Texas haboob arrives, Oops! He told her that there were many whites who were not racist and wanted her to go but there were many who were and did not want her to go. [68], She celebrated her father's holiday on January 16, 1986, and attended a breakfast in Chicago with Mayor Harold Washington. Stepping into Tomorrow led to the formation of Nucleus in the 1980s, a theater company which King and Shabazz founded. ", The Rev. [39] During a Sunday visit to Church, King was forced to stand before the congregation and explain her actions. A few days later, we were glued to the television as we watched his funeral. I dream things that never were and say why not?". Remember people with biographies & photos. [10], Her mother referred to her as being a confidant during the time following her husband's assassination. Yolanda King, who lived in California, was an actress, ran a production company and appeared in numerous films, including "Ghosts of Mississippi." She played Rosa Parks in the 1978 miniseries "King." We cannot be satisfied with a few black faces in high places when millions of our people have been locked out." However, her father reassured her as she began to cry that she was "just as good" as anyone who went to Funtown, and that, one day in the "not too distant future", she was going to be able to go to "any town" along with "all of God's children". She also urged the audience at Ebenezer to be a force for peace and love, and to use the King holiday each year in January to ask tough questions about their own beliefs on prejudice. ", "Yolanda never wavered from a commitment to nonviolent social change and justice for all," he said. The "commitment" to diverse members in the audience and the play itself, was what represented the opportunities for which King fought. Legal Statement. She became a secondary caregiver to her younger siblings. "Yolanda was lovely. She did not understand, and asked her mother Coretta why she was not able to go. Al Sharpton, a black political leader, said he expressed his condolences to her brother Martin Luther King III on Wednesday. In the Fall of 1968, King attended Henry Grady Highschool, in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, she was president of her sophomore and junior class, and vice president of her senior class. [34] King and her siblings were assured an education thanks to the help of Harry Belafonte, who set up a trust fund for them years prior to their father's death. All four of MLK's children . Jesse Jackson stated that King "lived with a lot of the trauma of our struggle. The civil rights leader and wife Coretta Scott King were parents to four kids: sons Martin Luther King III, 65, and Dexter, 61, and daughters Yolanda and Bernice, 59. She was 51. "Hey, hope you don't mind, but I brought Yoki and Marty with me," he apologized as the three swept up the stairs of my DuPont Circle townhouse. Showing Editorial results for yolanda king. Her paternal grandfather, the Rev. She allowed me to give myself permission to be me." Yolanda King was born on November 17, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA. I watched as the four King children grew into adulthood, then middle age, all single. "[100] While in Dallas in March 2004, King related; "It's only in the past half-dozen years or so that I have felt comfortable in my own skin. The children of Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King Yolanda Denise, Martin Luther III, Dexter Scott, and Bernice Albertine have each in their own way worked to carry on their parents' work fighting for racial equality and social justice. Market data provided by Factset. [114] She was 51. We compared notes about having gone to women's colleges and teased each other about the perceived weaknesses of our respective alma maters. 2007 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. The two were the same age. The play was directed towards teens and focused on the 10th year reunion of six high school friends. It was the first and only institution where King was not harassed or mistreated because of who her father was. When asked by a young boy what she remembered most about her father, she admitted that her father was not able to spend much time with her and the rest of her family. Yolanda King, shown here in a 2005 photograph, sought to encourage "personal growth and positive social change." I am in direct contact with her spirit, and that has given me so much peace and so much strength.". His youngest two children, Esther and Vernon, were vacationing with King and her family in Jamaica when they heard of his death. King was also an author and advocate for peace and nonviolence, and held memberships in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference which her father co-founded in 1957 and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Yolanda died due to a chronic heart condition in 2007. [58] Despite some early opposition to acting that she received during her controversial play in high school, King still tried to get roles and actively tried performing. In response, she pushed for "the goal" to be "color acceptance. Yolanda King is survived by her sister, the Rev. Image Credit Birthday: November 17, 1955 ( Scorpio) Born In: Montgomery, Alabama, United States 26 15 Civil Rights Activists #23 Human Rights Activists #11 Voice Actresses #17 Quick Facts Also Known As: Yolanda Denise King Died At Age: 51 Family: father: Martin Luther King Jr. FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2006, file photo, from left, the children of the Rev. [30] Four days later, she and her family accompanied their mother to Memphis City Hall on her own terms, as she and her brothers had wanted to come. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. However, she was still misjudged and mistrusted because of her skin color, based on perceptions founded solely upon her relationship with her father. [47] In response to her role in the play and her own response to the role, a man wrote to Jet predicting that she would marry a white person before she was eighteen. . Bernice A. Gamilah Lumumba Shabazz Gamilah was born in 1964, the year before her dad's death. Yolanda King, the oldest child of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., died on May 15, 2007, in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 51.Her career as an actor and speaker combined her father's activism with her own artistic pursuits. In 1993, she debunked the thought that her father's "dream" had been anything but a dream, and was quoted as saying "It's easier to build monuments than to make a better world. In the interview with the magazine, she related how people expected her to be "stuck up" and referred to it as one of the "handicaps" of being Martin Luther King's child. During the family's interview with Mike Wallace in December 1968, Yolanda was introduced by her mother and revealed her role in keeping the family together. Marty was quieter, but he tossed in a quip or two when he could manage to get a word in edgewise. "I'm Yoki," Yolanda King said, smiling. "[37] King openly stated years later that she did not hate James Earl Ray.[38]. King was the first national ambassador to the anti-stroke campaign and she helped spread the word about risk factors and warning signs of stroke, Davis said. In January 2004, King referred to her father as a king, but not as one who "sat on a throne, but one who sat in a dark Birmingham jail. November 28, 2007 . Speaking last January in Atlanta at Ebenezer Baptist Church where her father preached for many years Yolanda exhorted those observing the national holiday that bears his name to remember that America has not yet achieved peace and racial equality. She called him my first buddy, saying, I was tremendously loved.. Father's death: 1968 Teenage years and high school: 1968-1972 Early adulthood College: 1972-1976 . ATLANTA (AP) On April 4, 1968, a movement lost its patriarch when the Rev. A flag at The King Center, which King's mother founded in 1968 and where she was a board member, was lowered to half-staff on Wednesday. Her childhood experience was greatly influenced by her father's highly public activism. King and Kelly starred in three films together, HBO's "America's Dream" starring Danny Glover and Wesley Snipes, award-winning period film "Odessa," that deals with racial unrest in which King gives a stellar performance as a nanny who lost her son to racial violence, and in Rob Reiner's film "Ghosts of Mississippi" about the assassination of civil rights leader Medgar Evers starring Whoopi Goldberg and Alec Baldwin, King and Kelly played the adult and child versions of Reena Evers. King made it clear that while she had not been "endeared" to the institution, she was still "grateful" for her experience. [19], King, and her brother "Marty", were enrolled in the fall semester of 1965 at Spring Street Elementary School, in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia. King spoke from the cathedral's Canterbury Pulpit, the same pulpit Martin Luther King Jr. spoke from on his last Sunday sermon before his death. Her mother, Coretta Scott King, died last year. Yolanda Denise King nicknamed Yoki by the family was born Nov. 17, 1955, in Montgomery, Ala., where her father was then preaching. She was 51 King. Yolanda King was born on November 17, 1955 and died on May 15, 2007. [81] In October, King gave support for a Cabrini-Green family that wants to escape the violence, and a fundraiser for their cause. She appeared in numerous films and played Rosa Parks in the 1978 miniseries King. "[88] She honored her father in 1995 by performing in the Chicago Sinfonietta in the play "A Lincoln Portrait", in which she was the narrator. The four King children gathered at the February 2006 funeral of their mother, Coretta Scott King. Al Sharpton called Yolanda King was a "torch bearer for her parents and a committed activist in her own right.". Information about the death of Yolanda King; Cause of death: Heart Attack: Age of death: 51 years: Profession: Civil Rights Leader: Birthday: November 17, 1955: Death date: March 15, 2007: Place of death: N/A: Place of burial: N/A: Quotes. [62] The two were young adults at the time and had a mutual friend who noticed they were both studying theater in New York and arranged for them to meet. She called for Americans to memorialize those who gave their lives for "the struggle for peace and justice. When her father was assassinated on April 4, 1968, the 12-year-old King showed her composure during the public funeral and mourning events. Yolanda and Martin III sat nearby, numb with sadness. The actual cause of her death was not determined. The movement was in her DNA. The death comes just over a year after the death of her mother, Coretta Scott King a civil rights leader in her own right at the age of 78, of complications from ovarian cancer, and after a battle with the effects from a stroke. Her death comes little more than a year after the death of her mother, Coretta Scott King. King and her brother Martin III bragged about their selflessness at school. Bernice King, Martin Luther King III and Yolanda King participate in a musical tribute to their mother at the new Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. During the play, she changed costume numerous times and adjusted her voice and body language when changing roles. She recalled having met a friend that was scared of being acquainted with her, because of her father's identity and expressed her thoughts in the colleges she wished to attend. She became an actress, ran a production company and appeared in numerous films, including "Ghosts of Mississippi," and as Rosa Parks in the 1978 miniseries "King.". Martin Luther King Jr.'s eldest child who pursued her father's dream of racial harmony through drama and motivational speaking, has died. Oliver Lang/AFP/Getty Images I don't have to try and prove anything to anyone anymore. King served as a spokesperson for her mother during the illness that would eventually lead to her death. [121] She disliked cliches used to define her father and expressed this to Attallah Shabazz, and recalled having seen a play where her father was a "wimp" and carried The Bible with him everywhere.[122]. Her educational accomplishments continued when she earned a Master of Fine Arts from New York University in 1979 (via Stanford). May 24, 2007 #1 A friend of mines sent me these photos, so I cannot verify the authenticity.I think she looks beautiful. Being the oldest, she had to watch her three younger siblings; Martin Luther King III, Dexter King and Bernice King and referred to the three as independent when she watched them whenever their mother went out of town. She proceeded to read his books, and started to believe that her father had been correct all along. The loss has not gotten easier in 50 years, but his three surviving children each bear it on their own terms. She was 12 years old when Martin Luther King Jr. died. Four days later, she and her brothers accompanied their mother to appear at Memphis City Hall. [84] During her speech, she mentioned that the fact that the poverty line in America among children had nearly tripled and urged people to "reach out" and "do what you can". To Yolanda, it seemed as if adults naturally went to jail occasionally, because all those she knew seemed to do that. The next-youngest, Dexter, leaned silently against his mother's side. Before her death, she led a production company called Higher Ground Productions an organization whose mission is to provide a "gateway for inner peace, unity, and global transformation," as per NPR. (After all, she was a theater major.) Yolanda King's cause of death remains unknown, although her family including her sister Bernice King and two brothers, Martin and Dexter King believe a heart problem may have contributed to her death (via NPR). She then toured the country with the Christian Theater Artist Company, which she helped found. King received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, a master's degree in theater from New York University,[59] and an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Marywood University. [11] When she was 6 years old, she was saddened by classmates' remarks that her father was a "jailbird". [24] On January 7, 1986, Yolanda, her brother Martin Luther King III and her sister Bernice were arrested for "disorderly conduct" by officers responding to a call from a Winn Dixie market, of which had an ongoing protest against it since September of the previous year. Sometime after Martin Luther King's assassination, King told her mother "Mom, I'm not going to cry because my dad is not dead. She reflected "I had never read his works. She mentioned the possibility that the event could have been a calling for Americans to put their loyalty towards "their race, tribe and nation", as her father once said. But acting, I could be zany, silly, sometimes the foolish person that I am. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. 1894 shipwreck found in Lake Huron, confirming "powerful, tragic story" Yolanda at that same ceremony used her craft as an actress to deliver a tribute to her parents, performing a series of skits telling stories including a girl's first ride on a desegregated bus and a college student's recollection of the 1963 desegregation of Birmingham, Ala. "[69] King started Black History Month of 1986 by giving a speech in Santa Ana, which called for the study of African-American history to not be "relegated to the shortest and coldest month of the year. Steve Klein, a spokesman for the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, said the cause of death had not been determined but seemed related to cardiopulmonary problems. CDC warns drug-resistant stomach bug a "serious public health threat" "She was a warm and gentle person and was thoroughly committed to the movement and found her own means of expressing that commitment through drama. Her career as an actor and speaker combined her father's. ATLANTA - Yolanda King, the Rev. [104] She was hospitalized on August 16, 2005,[105] and was set to come home as well. Born 1950 and died 2007. It's often hard for young people to understand the fear and terror so many people felt and how bold they were to get involved in the marches. Bernice King, Yolanda King and Martin Luther King III. "We must keep reaching across the table and, in the tradition of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, feed each other," King said. She was 12 when her father was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn., in 1968. King was cremated,[115] in accordance with her wishes. Her mother started to realize that Yolanda had become more aware of the possibility that her father could be killed as well. "[72] [111] She spoke on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2007 to attendees at the Ebenezer Baptist Church and stated: "We must keep reaching across the table and, in the tradition of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, feed each other,". She felt teenagers were confused and were using drugs as a method to escape their problems. The other indelible image is of Mrs. King and her children. She just moved upstairs." [40] At that time, King still did not know what she wanted to do with her life, but acknowledged that many wanted her to be a preacher. King recalled that her mother had been the main parent and dominant figure in their home, while her father was often away. Yolanda Renee King declares a call to action to mark Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday: "Although you may not be old enough to vote, you are the future." Yolanda Renee King, granddaughter of civil . "[101] "I struggled with a lot of the legacy for a long time, probably actually into my 30s before I really made peace with it," Yolanda stated in 2005 on "Western Skies", a public radio show based in Colorado. When he did, she would play and swim with him. The cause of death was believed to be heart disease. Heart Attack caused Yolanda King's death in 2007. There, in my living room, shaking off snow and laughing, were the kids in the picture two of them, anyway. Yolanda King, the eldest daughter of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, has died in California, family friends said on Wednesday. The actor, speaker and producer was the founder and head of Higher Ground Productions, billed as a "gateway for inner peace, unity and global transformation." This, and other experiences, prompted a 7-year-old Yolanda to tell her friends (via Stanford), "Look, all I want is to just be treated like a normal child.". [110], She preached in January 2007 to an audience in Ebenezer Baptist Church urging them to be an oasis for peace and love, as well as to use her father's holiday as starting ground for their own interpretations of prejudice. Search instead in Creative? On April 8, 1988, King and Shabazz were honored by Los Angeles County supervisors for their "unifying" performance and message on stage at the Los Angeles Theater Center the previous night. In 1966, Yolanda listened to a speech her father gave when he was addressing a rally. In high school, she was president of her sophomore and junior classes and vice president of her senior class. King; two brothers, Martin Luther King III and Dexter Scott King; and an extended family. Her career as an actor and speaker combined her father's activism with her own artistic pursuits. King died late Tuesday in Santa Monica, Calif., said Steve Klein, a spokesman for the King Center. [79] King stressed in 1992 that love would help people make their mark on the world. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. ", The Rev. In 1999, she acted in Selma, Lord, Selma, about the civil rights march, and in 1996 appeared in Ghosts of Mississippi, about efforts to track down the killer of Medgar Evers, the civil rights leader. Martin Luther King Jr., and Coretta Scott King, Dexter Scott King, the Rev. [61] Both were worried that they would not like each other due to their fathers' legacies. The children referred to her father as an "Uncle Tom" and she was scared that he would go down in history as such. "[54] On April 4, 1975, King joined her family in placing azaleas over her father's crypt, marking the seventh anniversary of his assassination.[55]. Martin Luther King Jr. 's eldest child who pursued her father's dream of racial harmony through drama and motivational speaking, has died. [13][14] After she suggested that he would most likely give it all away, King laughed with her mother. Flying bug found at Walmart turns out to be rare Jurassic-era insect Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. [106] She became a spokesperson for the American Heart Association after her mother's stroke, promoting a campaign to raise awareness about strokes. Funeral arrangements would be announced later, the family said in a brief statement. That decade saw King's acting career take off as she appeared in ten separate projects, including Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), Our Friend, Martin (1999) and Selma, Lord, Selma (1999). But walking through the first part of the exhibit I felt that terror. In honor of her father, King promoted a show in Los Angeles entitled "Achieving the Dream" in 2001. She stated in 2000 to USA Today, that her acting "allowed me to find an expression and outlet for the pain and anger I felt about losing my father,". ", As an actress, she appeared in numerous films, including "Ghosts of Mississippi," and even played civil rights heroine Rosa Parks in the 1978 miniseries "King.". Pennsylvania police seized gloves, flashlight from home of Idaho murders suspect [50] She was credited with having her father's sense of humor.[1]. [31], King was visited by Mrs. Kennedy before her father's funeral. Rest in peace Yoki! "[26] Coretta King wrote in her memoirs, My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr., that "Martin always said that Yoki came at a time in his life when he needed something to take his mind off the tremendous pressures that bore down upon him. Higher Ground Productions: www.yolanda-king.com, Yolanda King, daughter of MLK Jr., dies at 51. King was an ardent activist for gay rights,[123][124] as was her mother; Coretta Scott protested many times over gay rights. You can help our automatic cover photo selection by reporting an unsuitable photo. She wore the mantle of princess, and she wore it with dignity and charm," Lowery said. As an actress, she appeared in numerous films and even played civil rights heroine Rosa Parks in the 1978 miniseries "King." [114] A public memorial for Yolanda King was held on May 24, 2007, at Ebenezer Baptist Church Horizon Sanctuary in Atlanta, Georgia. Her father also addressed the issue himself. She was also on the board of the King Center. Her brother Martin III was born in 1957; brother Dexter in 1961; and sister Bernice in 1963. Arrangements were to be announced later, the family said in a statement. } Martin Luther King Jr., died late Tuesday in Santa Monica, Calif. She was 51. Yolanda King is survived by her sister, the Rev. [120] She also advocated for her father's holiday to be used as a day for helping others, and also expressed dissatisfaction on the basis of people relaxing on his day. 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