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Yolanda Denise King (November 17, 1955 – May 15, 2007) was an American activist and campaigner for African-American rights 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. Her childhood experience was greatly influenced by her ...
Sixteen months later, on May 15, 2007, King's sister Yolanda King died after collapsing and was unable to be revived. King delivered the eulogy at her sister's memorial on May 24, 2007. During Yolanda King's eulogy, King admitted that her death was even more difficult than her mother's and said her sister often addressed her as her "one and ...
Yolanda King, 51, American activist and actress, daughter and first-born child of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. [104] Duncan Macrae, 92, British rugby football player, (Scotland Rugby Union Team). [105] Angus McBride, 76, British illustrator. [106] Lauren Terrazzano, 39, American journalist, chronicled her battle with cancer, lung ...
His mother, Coretta Scott King, died in 2006, followed by his sister, Yolanda King, in 2007. He is survived by his wife, Leah Weber. This story first appeared on NBCNews.com .
Coretta Scott King died in 2006, followed by the Kings' oldest child, Yolanda Denise King, in 2007. “Words cannot express the heart break I feel from losing another sibling," Bernice King said ...
From 1957 to 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. traveled 6 million miles, gave over 2,500 speeches and wrote five books. ... – His widow, Coretta Scott King, and children, Yolanda, Dexter, Bernice ...
[4] [7] [8] [9] However, it is likely that the stress of his brother's high-profile activist work and the trauma of his assassination exacerbated A.D.'s heart problems (a rumor disclaimed by his wife Naomi Ruth Barber King), of which there was a family history: three of A.D.'s children later died of heart attacks—Alfred Jr. in 1986, Darlene ...
Coretta Scott King, the widow of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., died on January 30, 2006, after arriving at a rehabilitation center in Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico. Her public funeral followed eight days later at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in her resident state of Georgia.