Ms. Yolanda King 1955-2007
Stunned! Stupefied! Speechless! I couldn’t believe it. Ms. Yolanda King died this morning at the tender age of 51. My heart is heavy right now. Words can’t express the pain I feel. Ms. Yolanda King, the eldest child of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mrs. Coretta Scott King, and her siblings, have endured so much during their emotionally tumultuous childhood.
As evidence by the contents of The King Center, the King family has paid such a heavy price while fighting for the civil and human rights that our generation is privy to because of the relentless leadership of Yolanda’s Daddy. Hate took the life of her hero, the first man she ever loved, away from this pearl of a girl at such a critical age and crucial stage of her personal development.
Reading the book, A Testament Of Hope: The Essential Writings And Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. will enlighten those of you who aren’t familiar with the extraordinary life of a great man who had a great woman standing by his side.
I challenge each member of our blended-extended family to honor Ms. Yolanda King and her heroic family’s legacy by choosing to do something on a daily basis to improve the quality of somebody else’s life. Are you willing to let the synergistic power of the link love we share as a community of bloggers do its part to conquer hate? I hope so.
As always, the choice to do something to give hope to the people you will meet on the streets where you live and work is yours alone to make. Something as simple as a smile, a hug, a compassionate act of kindness could make such a huge difference in the life of a person who has lost hope.
Ms. Yolanda King, may your precious soul rest in peace in God’s comforting presence always and forever. As a sign of respect, I tip my hat to you. My wife and I extend our condolences to the surviving members of your courageous family.
Copyright 2007 by Roderick O. Solomon. All Rights Reserved.
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