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Yolanda King Dies at age 51

Yolanda King Dies at age 51

M Smith · Thursday, May 17th 2007 at 6:37PM · 816 views
Yolanda King, the eldest daughter of the late, great civil rights leader MLK, Jr. died Tuesday night of suspected heart problems in her Santa Monica, Calif. home.

Many people may not know it, but King was an actress and continued her father's work to promote peace & understanding by founding Higher Ground Productions, a non-profit that promotes peace through the arts. She put on stage plays, wrote books and delivered speeches

Yes, the world has lost another great in her own right.

Read more about the legacy of Yolanda King here: http://www.blackamericaweb.com/site.aspx/b...
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