Leonard Washington Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 she brought me a burger and fries when i was a kid. ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- Yolanda King, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s eldest child who pursued her father's dream of racial harmony through drama and motivational speaking, has died. She was 51. King died late Tuesday in Santa Monica, California, said Steve Klein, a spokesman for the King Center. The family did not know the cause of death, but relatives think it might have been a heart problem, he said. "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. Born on November 17, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Yolanda Denise King was just an infant when her home was bombed amid the turbulent civil rights era. 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." "Yolanda was lovely. She wore the mantle of princess, and she wore it with dignity and charm," said the Rev. Joseph Lowery, One of her father's close aides in the civil rights movement. "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." The Rev. Al Sharpton said he expressed his condolences to her brother Martin Luther King III on Wednesday. Sharpton said Yolanda King was a "torch bearer for her parents and a committed activist in her own right..........." http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/16/obit.king.ap/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanos Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 My prayers go out to the King family at this time of loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChampSkinsFanatic Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 R.I.P. Yolanda King did she really bring u a burger and fries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 51?! That's way too young. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shallow1 Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 oK, Jerry Falwell,Yolanda King,...........that's 2 who will be the 3rd?? Amazing how this always happens?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Washington Posted May 16, 2007 Author Share Posted May 16, 2007 R.I.P. Yolanda Kingdid she really bring u a burger and fries? i was in some kind of program back in newport news, va. i met bobby scott, jessie ratley (sp?), and yolanda king. she and i were starving so we went to a local burger king for a couple of combos. i was about 9-10 at the time. i thought it was pretty cool at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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