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2.  Yolanda King is the eldest daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. Who is she?

3.  Born November 17, 1955 as Yolanda Denise King  Born in Montgomery, Alabama to Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King  Younger siblings were Martin Luther King, III, Dexter Scott King, and Bernice Albertine King  Attended Smith College, B.A., 1976; New York University, M.F.A., 1979 Early Life

4.  The Owl and the Pussycat, Funny House of a Negro, Black Hand Side, The Amen Corner, Contributions, Mahogany, Stepping into Tomorrow, etc.  1976-79: appeared in television production King  Gave several speeches fighting for many things, such as gay rights, as well as her mother  Co-founded a theatre company called Nucleus Career

5.  Yolanda King died on May 15, 2007. She collapsed in the Santa Monica, California home of Philip Madison Jones  On May 25, 2008, her brother Martin Luther III and his wife, Arndrea, became the parents of a baby girl and named her Yolanda, after his late sister Later Years

6.  Without Yolanda King, the world would have lost one powerful person to fight for freedom and rights Without Yolanda King

7.  Yolanda King possessed several qualities other human beings should and do envy and work toward to call their own as well  These qualities include strength; she had the strength to fight for what she believed in and not care what other thought of her  As well as sensitivity; she was sensitive to other people’s thoughts. For example, she fought for gay rights even though her herself was not a homosexual Important Qualities

8.  “I am an artist with very strong social and political concerns”  “We believe this is a cleverly disguised opportunity for us to grow, and we are growing to meet this challenge”  “We saw a genuine commitment in her life to making a difference. That commitment, that passion we must all find within ourselves”  “What makes each of us unique is the individual choices we make”  “We today have that same power if we but choose it, but choose it we must” Quotes