Martin Luther King, III is the oldest son of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mrs. Coretta Scott King. As a political leader, global humanitarian and human rights activist, Mr. King is an ambassador of his parents’ legacy and continues their quest for equality and justice. For nearly 20 years, Mr. King has been motivating audiences around the world with his insightful message of hope and nonviolent social change.
Mr. King graduated from Morehouse College and was elected to political office in 1986 as an at-large representative for the residents of Fulton County, Georgia. In 1998 Mr. King began his tenure as President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference where he helped to convene police brutality and racial profiling hearings in several states, leading to the passage of anti-racial profiling resolutions. As Founder and CEO of Realizing the Dream and CEO of The King Center, he made his parents’ message global by spearheading nonviolence education workshops and programs in Bosnia Herzegovina, India, Israel and Palestine, Kenya, Sri Lanka and the United States.
Mr. King has also initiated several programs to support and nurture young people. Among them are Hoops for Health, a charity basketball game to raise awareness for newborns suffering from substance abuse, and A Call to Manhood, an annual event designed to unite young African American males with positive adult role models. One of Mr. King’s ongoing collaborations is with the Kindness and Justice Challenge, sponsored by Do Something, Inc. 
In 2003 Mr. King co-sponsored the 40th anniversary of the historic March On Washington, and in 2013 was part of the family delegation that participated in the 50th anniversary of the march with President Barack Obama.
Mr. King is also the recipient of numerous awards and honorary degrees. In addition to being the former President and CEO, Mr. King remains a lifetime member of the Board of Directors for The King Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. King has also received the Ramakrishna Bajaj Memorial Global Award for outstanding contributions to the promotion of human rights, one’s of India’s most prestigious honours.
On Thursday, November 19th, we are thrilled to have Martin Luther King, III join us as our keynote speaker at the 5th annual YWCA WHYWHISPER Fundraising Gala.
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