Dexter King, Son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King Dies

The Kansas City Globe e-Edition
The King Center announced that Dexter Scott King, the youngest son and the third child of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mrs. Coretta Scott King passed, January 22, 2024, after a valiant battle with prostate cancer. In a press release, a spokesperson said, “He transitioned peacefully in his sleep at home with me in Malibu”, says his best friend of 21 years, his strongest supporter and wife...

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