Active human rights worker. Martin Luther King Jr., has died, said Steve Klein, a spokesman for the King Center. From left: Dexter King, the Rev. King was scheduled to visit Houston this weekend to attend numerous events related to the "Power to End Stroke'' campaign sponsored by the local chapter of the American Heart Association, Houston Gulf Coast Division. Bernice King, Yolanda King and Martin Luther King III. Dr. King was assassinated in 1968, and Mrs. King died last year. Steve Klein, a spokesman for the center, says the 51-year-old died late Tuesday in Santa Monica, Calif. A spokesman for the King Center says the family does not know the cause of death but suspects it might have been a heart problem. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. "[109] She found her mother's personal papers in her home. She was a young girl during his famous stay in the Birmingham, Alabama, jail. [80] That same year, she also spoke at Indiana University. 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.". The four King children gathered at the February 2006 funeral of their mother, Coretta Scott King. Oliver Lang/AFP/Getty Images Family (2) Trivia (7) Daughter of Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King. Her career as an actor and speaker combined her father's. [130] During a 2009 reunion at her alma mater Smith College, a walk was done in her memory by fellow alumnae.[131]. King called her father's name and having to live up to it a "challenge" and recalled a friend when she first met a friend of hers, who believed she could not say anything to King but after beginning to know her, realized that she was "no worse than my other friends" and she "could say anything" to her. [90] King joined the rest of her family in February 1997, in advocating a retrial for James Earl Ray, the man convicted of her father's murder, having realized that "without our direct involvement, the truth will never come out. I am in direct contact with her spirit, and that has given me so much peace and so much strength." [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. [17] For Christmas 1963, King and her siblings accepted a sacrificial Christmas as appealed by their parents and only received a single gift. 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. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. People Photos Purpose. She ran out of the room, screamed "I don't want to hear it,"[24] and prayed that he would not die. Martin Luther King Jr., and a friend of the gay community, died on May 15. In 1966, Yolanda listened to a speech her father gave when he was addressing a rally. [39] During a Sunday visit to Church, King was forced to stand before the congregation and explain her actions. And that's how we can effectively commemorate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.". 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 in May. display: none; She took classes taught by Manning Marable and Johnnella Butler, and became satisfied with her choice of a college. We had cups of tea because it was so frigid that night, and then they were gone. She died on May 15, 2007 in Santa Monica, California, USA. 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. [65] In 1984, she was arrested in the view of her mother for having protested in front of the South African Embassy, in support of anti-apartheid views. The loss has not gotten easier in 50 years, but his three surviving children each bear it on their own terms. Joseph Lowery, one of her father's close aides in the civil rights movement. 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,". She was the godmother of acclaimed actress RaVen Larrymore Kelly. In fact, she proved that the smile was more powerful and sweeter because it had to press itself through mournfulness to be seen, force itself through cruelty to show that the light of survival shines for us all." News & Notes remembers Yolanda King, eldest daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. She passed away Tuesday at the age of 51. "She was an actress, author, producer, advocate for peace and nonviolence, who was known and loved for her motivational and inspirational contributions to society," the King family said in a statement. At that time, she was also called by Andrea Young, whose own father had insisted that she should. She was helping the association raise awareness, especially among blacks, about stroke. 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. In the 1990s, she supported a retrial of James Earl Ray and publicly stated that she did not hate him. It was the first time she had ever been arrested. She founded a dramatic group with Atallah Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X, the slain civil rights leader, and started a theatrical production company, Higher Ground Productions, dedicated to what she called personal empowerment. Death photos of Yolanda King Seeing Spots May 24, 2007 1 2 Next Seeing Spots Joyful Woman! 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. It seems we've stood still and in many ways gone backward since Martin Luther King Jr. was alive. [68], She celebrated her father's holiday on January 16, 1986, and attended a breakfast in Chicago with Mayor Harold Washington. [24] She began speaking publicly at the age of ten and even filled in for her parents on occasion. Members of the chapter are "deeply saddened to learn of the recent passing of Ms. Yolanda King,'' spokeswoman Tiffany Travis said today. The event marked 57 years since King Jr delivered. Bernice A. [18] In 1964, upon learning her father would receive the Nobel Peace Prize, she asked her mother what her father was going to do with the money he was receiving in addition to the award. 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). "[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. ATLANTA - Yolanda King, the Rev. [19], King, and her brother "Marty", were enrolled in the fall semester of 1965 at Spring Street Elementary School, in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia. 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. "[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. "[24] King appeared in the film Selma, Lord, Selma, based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches as Miss Bright. [48] Despite statements such as these, King did not become aware of the public discomfort with her role until years later, citing her mother's involvement in her knowledge of the criticism.[49]. She was 51. In the early hours of May 19, 2007, King's body was brought to Atlanta, Georgia by private plane belonging to Bishop Eddie Long. "[37] King openly stated years later that she did not hate James Earl Ray.[38]. Historian David Garrow, who won a Pulitzer for his biography of King and who remains friends with many King intimates, says it's not so surprising that none of the King children married. When her father was assassinated on April 4, 1968, the 12-year-old King showed her composure during the public funeral and mourning events. During the course of her lifetime, King's name was mispronounced to the point that it bothered her. [25] Her memories of her father prompted her to state that he "believed we were all divine. [114] A public memorial for Yolanda King was held on May 24, 2007, at Ebenezer Baptist Church Horizon Sanctuary in Atlanta, Georgia. 225 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. "[128] January 2008's issue of Ebony, her relationship with Rev. 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. Yolanda Denise King, daughter and eldest child of the Rev. However, she was still misjudged and mistrusted because of her skin color, based on perceptions founded solely upon her relationship with her father. King appeared on News & Notes on January 15, 2007 to discuss her. Ms. Kings consistent goal was to infect her work, including her films, with her familys deeper purposes. Yolanda King learned about racial discrimination at 3 or 4 when she was barred from an amusement park. [79] King stressed in 1992 that love would help people make their mark on the world. With Elodia Tate, she edited a motivational book emphasizing the importance of diversity. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Her death comes little more than a year after the death of her mother, Coretta Scott King. Yolanda King, the eldest child of the Rev. [8] The Kings would have another daughter, almost eight years later, named Bernice (born 1963). [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". [36], When asked about what pressures emerged from being a daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., King stated that "as soon as people heard me speak, they would compare me to my father My siblings had the same kind of pressure. King served as a spokesperson for her mother during the illness that would eventually lead to her death. [50] We must cease our premature celebration [about civil rights already achieved] and get back to the struggle. Her father also addressed the issue himself. When asked what kind of world she would like to live in, King said she wished "people could love everybody". 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. With Yolanda King, she also founded a group named Nucleus, Inc. in 1977. Martin Luther King Jr.'s eldest child who pursued her father's dream of racial harmony through drama and motivational speaking, collapsed and died after making a speech . She was born just two weeks before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus there, leading to the Montgomery bus boycott spearheaded by her father. Flying bug found at Walmart turns out to be rare Jurassic-era insect The pair performed in around 50 cities a year and did lectures together, typically in school settings. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Her paternal grandfather, the Rev. She was among 187 people arrested during a demonstration by lesbian and gay rights activists. 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. Davis said Houston heart association officials have received no specific information on the cause of King's death but added that King had a family history of heart disease and stroke. She wrote "Yolanda proved daily that it was possible to smile while wreathed in sadness. 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." King recalled that her mother had been the main parent and dominant figure in their home, while her father was often away. King died late Tuesday in Santa Monica, Calif., at age 51, said Steve Klein, a spokesman for the King Center. There, in my living room, shaking off snow and laughing, were the kids in the picture two of them, anyway. She was credited with having her father's sense of humor.[1]. ", "Yolanda never wavered from a commitment to nonviolent social change and justice for all," he said. [13][14] As she said during an interview, "I prefer Yoki. Anyone can read what you share. She complimented her mother on her achievements and her mother spoke of her in a positive light, as well. On July 21, 1969, King's uncle and father's brother Alfred Daniel Williams King was found dead in the swimming pool of his home. 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". "[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. She was just 10 weeks old when the King family home was bombed in Jan. 30, 1956, as her father attended a boycott rally. [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. November 17, 1955 - May 15, 2007 Santa Monica, California | Age 51 Daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., dies . Ric Feld/AFP/Getty Images Trending News Bernice King at Yolanda King Memorial May 24, 2007 DryerBuzz An Original Digital 2.67K subscribers 309K views 15 years ago When Bernice brings the word, let's just say the word is delivered.. At her father's former Atlanta church, Ebenezer Baptist, she performed a series of one-actor skits that told stories including a girl's first ride on a desegregated bus and a college student's recollection of the 1963 desegregation of Birmingham, Alabama. She was born two weeks before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a public transit bus in Montgomery, Alabama. By the time she was an adult, she had grown to become a supporter of gay rights and an ally to the LGBT community, as was her mother. I was a high-school junior when Martin Luther King was assassinated. U.S. Yolanda King Dead At Age 51 May 16, 2007 / 5:32 AM / CBS/AP The King Center in Atlanta set up to preserve the legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King says his oldest. None of them have children, and there will be no third generation of Kings to carry on Martin Luther King's legacy. Martin Luther King Jr., has died, said Steve Klein, a spokesman for the King Center. [95] She, her brother Martin Luther King III and Al Sharpton sang We Shall Overcome in front of "The Sphere", which stood atop the World Trade Center prior to the September 11 attacks.[96]. The only reason why Black History Month was created and still exists is because America is still struggling and trying to come to grips, come to terms with the diversity of its people. When she returned home, she rushed to confront her mother about his death and even ignored her grandfather, Martin Luther King, Sr., to tell her mother what she had heard and that they would not get their "freedom now." [45], At 15 she was subject to controversy when she appeared in the play The Owl and the Pussycat with a white male lead. King became a human rights activist and actress. NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates offers a personal note on Yolanda King. The next-youngest, Dexter, leaned silently against his mother's side. ATLANTA Yolanda Denise King, the Rev. In life, she said, I had to be prim and proper and poised the King daughter. } Market data provided by Factset. Her teenage years were filled with more tragedies, specifically the sudden death of her uncle Alfred Daniel Williams King and the murder of her grandmother, Alberta Williams King. A young cousin who lived in Atlanta and had worked on the Carter campaign had stopped by during inauguration week. . Ms. King was 12 on April 4, 1968, when she heard a news bulletin on television saying her father had been assassinated in Memphis. 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 Denise King (November 17, 1955 May 15, 2007) was an African-American activist, actress and first-born child of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King who pursued artistic and entertainment endeavors and public speaking. There, she joined hands with her siblings and mother along with other civil rights activists, singing We Shall Overcome. [103] King was having a conversation with her mother in her home when she stopped talking. In a statement, Representative John Lewis, Democrat of Georgia and a veteran of the civil rights movement, said that being Dr. Kings daughter was to carry an extra burden. [108] After Coretta died on January 30, 2006, Yolanda, like her siblings, attended her funeral. [104] She was hospitalized on August 16, 2005,[105] and was set to come home as well. Mrs. King said the children attended because they wanted to. 1894 shipwreck found in Lake Huron, confirming "powerful, tragic story", Garland to face Congress amid ongoing special counsel investigations, FBI chief says agency feels pandemic likely started with Chinese lab leak. Sometime after Martin Luther King's assassination, King told her mother "Mom, I'm not going to cry because my dad is not dead. Her father admitted that he had never adjusted to bringing up children under "inexplicable conditions". Yolanda King, the eldest daughter of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, has died in California, family friends said on Wednesday. [39] She was active in student government and drama. And that's how we can now commemorate his daughter. Despite this, she did voice opposition to President Ronald Reagan's reluctance to sign the law establishing Martin Luther King Jr. Day, her father's national holiday. "Thanks for having us.". In high school, she was president of her sophomore and junior classes and vice president of her senior class. Staff writer Kevin Moran contributed to this report. For a nation that prides itself on liberty, justice and equality for all, this is totally unacceptable. She was 12 when her father was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn., in 1968. He would be killed a scant three months later by an assassin's bullet. [67] That same year, she presented the Martin Luther King Jr. Award for Public Service to Chicago Mayor Harold Washington during the fifth annual Ebony American Black Achievement Awards. "[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]. 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. 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.". <img src="http://members.cox.net/jnashatty/P1020216.jpg" height=450 width=600> Father's death: 1968 Teenage years and high school: 1968-1972 Early adulthood College: 1972-1976 . When King was 16, she received attention in Jet in 1972, where she talked about what her father's famous name was doing for her life. Born on Nov. 17, 1955, in Montgomery, Ala., Yolanda Denise King was just an infant when her home was bombed amid the turbulent civil rights era. Yolanda King was the most visible of the four children during this year's Martin Luther King Day in January, the first since her mother's death. 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. CDC warns drug-resistant stomach bug a "serious public health threat" She did not understand, and asked her mother Coretta why she was not able to go. He may be dead physically, and one day I am going to see him again".[43]. 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The four King children gathered at the February 2006 funeral of their mother, Coretta Scott King. Yolanda has mostly been portrayed in films that revolve around her parents. 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. Their play Stepping into Tomorrow was praised by supervisors as being "entertaining and enlightening." ", The Rev. All rights reserved. I am in direct contact with her spirit, and that has given me so much peace and so much strength.". [83] During July 1993, she agreed to speak at the Coral Springs City Centre for airfare and a fee in January 1994. One of her father's close aides in the civil rights movement, the Rev. Funeral arrangements would be announced later, the family said in a brief statement. Yolanda King is seen in a 2006 file photo. "She was the first daughter of the civil rights movement and never shamed her parents or her co-activists.". Wage growth is slowing. "[87] In July 1994, after seeing some photographs of her father prior to his death, Yolanda lamented that "this [had] brought back a lot of memories. The family did not know the cause of death but that relatives think it might have been a heart problem, he said. Andrea Waters King, Yolanda Renee King, and Martin Luther King III, attend the "March On for Washington and Voting Rights" on August 28, 2021 in. Only a year earlier, Coretta Scott King, wife of MLK and mother to Yolanda, died from complications of ovarian cancer at the age of 78. Dexter King said of his sister, "She gave me permission. 1894 shipwreck found in Lake Huron, confirming "powerful, tragic story" Marty was quieter, but he tossed in a quip or two when he could manage to get a word in edgewise. The movement was in her DNA. after numerous attempts to explain the issue to her, Yolanda finally understood. ATLANTA Yolanda Denise King, the Rev. The two were the same age. 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. Her death came less than a year and a half after her mother, Coretta Scott King, died in January 2006. Yolanda Denise King nicknamed Yoki by the family was born Nov. 17, 1955, in Montgomery, Ala., where her father was then preaching. She was one of the first black children at a previously segregated elementary school in Atlanta, where she endured racial epithets. ATLANTA (AP) On April 4, 1968, a movement lost its patriarch when the Rev. [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. Yolanda, from your one and only, I thank you for being a sister and for being a friend." King and her brother Martin III bragged about their selflessness at school. [81] In October, King gave support for a Cabrini-Green family that wants to escape the violence, and a fundraiser for their cause. The event was planned by survivors of the . (After all, she was a theater major.) ", The Rev. Jesse Jackson, an aide of Martin Luther King Jr. "The movement was in her DNA. Bernice King. She died on May 15, 2007 in Santa Monica, California, USA. [11] When she was 6 years old, she was saddened by classmates' remarks that her father was a "jailbird". 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. 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