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 …

Jan 20, 2025 · From her work as an activist to her strong family ties, here’s everything to know about Martin Luther King Jr.’s granddaughter, Yolanda Renee King.

May 16, 2007 · The King Center in Atlanta — set up to preserve the legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King — says his oldest child, Yolanda Denise King, has died. Steve Klein, a spokesman for...

May 17, 2007 · Yolanda King, the eldest child of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who melded her father’s message of racial equality and nonviolence with her own calling as an actor and a...

Yolanda King was an African–American activist and actor. The eldest child of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, Yolanda was the boldest of all the children in the family.

May 16, 2007 · Yolanda King, the daughter of civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died late Tuesday at the age of 51, a spokesman for the King Center said.

May 16, 2007 · ATLANTA — 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, collapsed and died after making...

Jan 30, 2006 · Yolanda Denise King, the eldest daughter of the late civil rights leader the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and a friend of the gay community, died Tuesday, May 15. The cause of death was believed to be heart disease.

Yolanda Denise King (November 17, 1955 – May 15, 2007) was the first daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr.. She was also the sister of Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott King and Bernice Albertine King. Yolanda's father was killed when she was only 12 years old.

Aug 9, 2022 · 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.