Dr. King's Granddaughter on Cotillions, Legacy & Gen Z

She is 18 years old. She is headed to Columbia University to study human rights. And she carries one of the most recognizable names in American history.

But this conversation is about her.

Yolanda Renee King the only granddaughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King opens up about what a Black cotillion really is and why its history goes back to 1778. She shares what changed inside her when she read her grandfather's first book, Stride Toward Freedom, and found that it rewrote everything she thought she knew about love and nonviolence. And she speaks with remarkable clarity about what Generation Z is being called to do right now.'

Her grandmother Coretta Scott King said it best: Every generation has to earn its freedom. Yolanda knows it is her turn.

Hosted by Esther Dillard two-time Gracie Award-winning journalist and anchor at Black Information Network.

CHAPTER MARKERS

00:00  The bridge metaphor Yolanda on senior year 00:36  Introduction who is Yolanda Renee King 01:12  Why Columbia University and the human rights major 02:07  Senior year pressure and what young people are feeling 04:57  Introducing yourself as just Yolanda 06:28  How recent the civil rights movement really is 07:21  What is a Black cotillion Yolanda explains 08:26  The history of Black cotillions 1778 to 1895 09:53  Alpha Kappa Alpha and the scholarship tradition 10:39  Black girl magic and the Sunday practices 11:56  Reading Stride Toward Freedom the chemical change 13:06  The three kinds of love eros, philia, and agape 15:09  Why Dr. King refused to hate 17:11  Gen Z, news fatigue, and the decision to study law 20:03  Woke and proud 21:17  Coretta Scott King's charge every generation earns its freedom 22:25  Close and educator resources

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