Yolanda Denise King was an African American activist and first-born child of Martin Luther King Jr. She was highly noted for her artistic and entertainment skills as well as her public speaking. Her youth was greatly influenced by her father’s activism. She died on May 15, 2007.
What was the cause of Yolanda King’s death?
The actual cause of her death was not determined. But the circumstances surrounding her death make people draw conclusions about her cause of death.
On May 15, 2007, she told her brother Dexter that she was tired. Being a busy woman, her brother merely treated it as one of her hectic schedules. Not long after, she collapsed in the Santa Monica, home of her brother’s best associate Philip Madison Jones. All attempts to revive her proved futile. She passed away one hour later.
The family attributed her death to cardiopulmonary problems. That is what is widely believed by many medical experts too. She was cremated in accordance with her wish. At the time of her demise, she was 51 years old.