I struggled with a lot of the legacy for a long time, probably actually into my 30s before I really made peace with it. — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
Within the theater lies the power to stimulate and alter the hearts and minds of both the privileged and those who have too long been denied. — 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
