lowrider Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 She's with her mama and daddy now...... Yolanda King, daughter of MLK, dies at 51 POSTED: 7:30 a.m. EDT, May 16, 2007 Story Highlights• The Rev. Joseph Lowery says Yolanda King "wore the mantle of princess" • Cause of death uncertain; family suspects heart problem • She played Rosa Parks in a miniseries and appeared in "Ghosts of Mississippi" • Her death comes more than a year after her mother, Coretta Scott King, died ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- Yolanda Denise King, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s eldest child who pursued her father's dream of racial harmony through acting 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 that relatives think it might have been a heart problem, he said. Born on November 17, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, King was just an infant when her home was bombed during the turbulent civil rights era. CNN Link to post Share on other sites
critty Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 may she rest in peace Link to post Share on other sites
SoapMom Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 There were childhood pictures of her and her siblings at the MLK exhibit currently on display at the Atlanta History Museum. May she rest in peace. Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Raider Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 RIP Link to post Share on other sites
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