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KLFY to mark Dr. Martin Luther King Day with special programming featuring his only grandchild

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- KLFY TV will air “A Granddaughter’s Dream,” a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his wife Coretta Scott King, on Monday January 15th at 6:30pm. to coincide with the national celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Day. The half-hour program features Yolanda Renee King, the only grandchild of the slain civil rights leader and his wife.

At just 15 years old, Ms. King has penned “We Dream a World: Carrying the Light From My Grandparents Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King,” a picture book published this month, and described by her as a love letter to her grandparents. Host Donna Terrell travelled to Atlanta, where she sat down for an in-depth interview with Ms. King and her mother, Arndrea Waters King, President of the Drum Major Institute. The interviews took place on the campus of Spelman College, a historically black college, attended by five generations of women in the King family.

This cover image released by Scholastic shows “We Dream a World". by Yolanda Renee King, granddaughter of Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King, Jr. The book will be released on January 2. (Orchard Books/Scholastic via AP)

During the interview, the fierce and determined teenager says she believes that she has been called to fulfill her grandfather’s dream, discusses the influence of the grandparents she never met and the significance of the King family legacy. Ms. King says it is time for a new generation to pick up the torch and raise their voices. She has been raising her voice since the age of nine, captivating crowds around the country.

Last year, Ms. King delivered the keynote address at Clemson University’s celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Day, saying of her grandparents, “I feel that somehow, they are with me and that our spirits are joined in the quest for a just, loving and peaceful world. I am very proud to be their granddaughter, but I am also challenged by their inspiring legacy of vision, courage and their competent leadership. And I know that I’m not alone.”

In addition to the special programming being offered by KLFY TV and other Nexstar stations, the Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation today announced that it will donate $10,000 to the Drum Major Institute to commemorate this year’s holiday and the legacy of Dr. King.

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