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Ms. Yolanda King (U.S.A.)
Lecturer, Actress, Producer and Activist for Human Rights
Member, Board of Directors
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center
for Non-violent Social Change
The daughter of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Ms. Yolanda King is one of America’s most inspiring spokespersons for human rights. She addresses audiences all over America, calling people to understand the power of unconditional love in the non-violent battle against hatred and division. She is a renowned actress, and producer with her own production company who dedicates her art to promulgating her father's message of social change. |
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Ms. King’s formative years were steeped in the experiences
of her father’s leadership in the Civil Rights Movements.
Even as a child, she shaped and expressed these real life dramas
in her art. Later as a graduate and visiting professor in
theatre studies, she perfected her message, the essence being
that while we must challenge the forces that deny human rights
we must also affect the hearts and minds of both the abusers
and the abused.
For Ms. King, this power to transform the individual and society
lies in the realm of art. She has received numerous awards
and citations—recently one of her film roles was considered
for an Academy Award, and she was also named to the Outstanding
Young Women of America Award. She was the founder and director
of the King Center’s Cultural Affairs Programme and
now dedicates her time to speaking and performing in the USA
and Europe, and producing film and theatre projects from her
home in California.
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