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- Born: October 23, 1957
- Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama
- Married: Arndrea Waters in May 2006
- Daughter: Yolanda Renee KingCNN: First MLK grandchild born (May 26, 2008)
- Brother of Bernice King, Dexter King, and Yolanda Denise King
- Founded Realizing the Dream
- Currently serves as the head of that organization
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Martin Luther King III is the first son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
As an activist, King led the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change before founding Realizing the Dream, for which he currently serves as the head.
King spoke at the memorial service for the late pop music icon Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on July 7, 2009.
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King Family Lawsuit
On July 11, 2008, Bernice King and Martin Luther King III filed a lawsuit against Dexter King. The suit alleges that King misused funds from the Coretta Scott King estate. It also claims that King, who is the administrator of the estate, has refused to provide documents detailing its operations.The Associated Press: Martin Luther King Jr. family in estate dispute (July 11, 2008)
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Martin Luther King III Questions
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