Topic: Yolanda King

On King Day, Remembering a Queen

It was an assignment for work. On a Sunday. In a blizzard.. . I was writing for the New York Amsterdam News and my assignment was Yolanda King, the...

Short stories: That day

I know this because I just looked at the cool green glow from the small clock radio beside my bed. The last time the pain in my lower back, right side, woke me up was 2:15am. I'm still reeling from ...
Hundreds Pay Tribute to Kings' Eldest Child, Yolanda, in Church Where Father PreachedHundreds gathered Thursday to mourn Yolanda "Yoki" Denise King, the eldest daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. who carried his legacy through her art and activism.Her sister ...
Public Memorial Planned for Yolanda King Next Week Near Dad's Pulpit in AtlantaA public memorial will be held next week for Yolanda King, the firstborn child of the first family of the civil rights movement, relatives announced Thursday.The service for ...
Yolanda King, Actress, Speaker and Daughter of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Dies at Age 51Yolanda King, the firstborn child of the first family of the civil rights movement, who honored that legacy through acting and advocacy, died late Tuesday. She was ...
Yolanda King, the firstborn child of the first family of the civil rights movement, who honored that legacy through acting and advocacy, has died. She was 51.The daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King died late ...
Yolanda King turned to acting to distinguish herself as more than the daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, but she also used it to highlight all her parents had done for the civil-rights movement.One of ...

Obituaries in the news

Obituaries in the NewsWilliam Edward "Bill" ClarkLITTLE ROCK (AP) _ William Edward "Bill" Clark, who headed the company that built the William J. Clinton Presidential Library, died Tuesday. He was 63.He died of cancer at his home. The death was confirmed ...
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. She was 51.King died late Tuesday in Santa Monica, California, at age 51 ...