In life, I had to be prim and proper and poised - The King Daughter. But acting, I could be the zany,… — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
As an artist and as a Black woman coming out of a background that emphasizes service, there are certain responsibilities that I… — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
I know that no matter what is said about Martin the King Jr., what he contributed, what he gave, what he meant, what he… — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
My father was bigger than life, an entity and everyone expected us, as his offspring, to be saintettes, these little carbon copies. — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
Til I was about eight or nine, I had no awareness he was anybody special. Since all our friends were in the movement, I… — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
At 16, I went to Smith College in Massachusetts and that was right after the peak of the civil-rights movement and all the rest.… — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
I try to understand people who do violence. I try to understand what they are feeling and experiencing. — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
I wrote my first play when I was eight. It was about a queen, and I - of course! - was the queen. — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
What we need to do is learn to respect and embrace our differences until our differences don't make a difference in how we are… — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
A feeling of self worth is the best accomplishment we can foster in our prisons. — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
We must celebrate difference until difference doesn't make a difference in the way we treat each other. — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
And you don't have to be a preacher to carry on. That's why I've gone into the theater, with my mother's blessings, and someday… — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
