MLK’s first grandchild

In January I mentioned that Martin Luther King Jr.’s son, MLK III, was expecting a child. Well, on Sunday, May 25 Martin Luther King III and Andrea Walters King gave birth to a 7 pound, 8 ounce little girl.

Via CNN:

Martin Luther King III’s wife Andrea Waters King gave birth to a girl on Sunday.

The girl, named Yolanda Renee King, is the daughter of Martin Luther King III and his wife, Arndrea Waters King, the family said in a statement.

The newborn weighed in at 7.5 pounds. Her birth comes two years and two days after her parents were married.

“We are excited about our precious gift from God and cannot express how fortunate we feel to have our beautiful baby girl. It is truly the happiest day of our lives. I know my parents are smiling down from heaven,” the new father said in the statement released by Matlock Advertising and Public Relations, which works with the King family.