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MLK Jr.’s only grandchild speaks to CNN about voting for the first time | CNN

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November 03, 2026 • 12:00 PM
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Yolanda Renee King, the only grandchild of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., told CNN that she has been waiting for the day she can finally vote for “as long as I can remember.”

MLK Jr.’s only grandchild speaks to CNN about voting for the first time | CNN

Yolanda Renee King, the only grandchild of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., told CNN that she has been waiting for the day she can finally vote for "as long as I can remember."

Yolanda Renee King, the only grandchild of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., told CNN that she has been waiting for the day she can finally vote for "as long as I can remember."

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