Alveda King Bio, Wiki
Alveda King is an American contributor working for FOX News in New York, as Foxnews Contributor. She joined the station in 1979.
Alveda King Age
King was born in the year 1951 January 22nd, in Atlanta Georgia in the United States of America. She is 72 years old as of 2023.
Alveda King Height/ Measurements
King stands at an approximate height of 5ft 6in.
Alveda King Education
King got a Bachelor of Arts degree from Central Michigan University in journalism and sociology, as well as a Master of Arts degree in business management from that same institution. She was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Theology from Aidan University, in addition to an Honorary Doctor of Philosophy from Saint Anselm College.
Alveda King Career
King works at Fox News as a contributor. In the Georgia House of Representatives, she served as the representative for the 28th District from 1979 until 1981. Fulton County was included in the district that King represented, and King was a Democrat. During his run for a position in the United States House of Representatives in 1984, Martin Luther King, Jr. backed the presidential campaign of the Reverend Jesse Jackson and represented Georgia’s 5th congressional district. Wyche Fowler was the incumbent of the 5th Congressional seat during the time that King was running for office. Hosea Williams has the support of the previous occupant of the seat, Andrew Young, who held the position before Fowler. One of Martin Luther King Jr.’s most trusted lieutenants, Hosea Williams is arguably best remembered for planning and leading the very first Selma March.
Williams was also one of King’s most trusted lieutenants. There is no indication that Coretta Scott King supported her niece. Young, who had previously held the position but was now serving as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, and Williams approached King and urged her to call off her campaign for the seat so that she could spend more time with her family. Young had previously held the position. After some time had passed, Young issued an apology for what he referred to as “some blatantly chauvinistic remarks.” She did not pull back at any point. Because there was no clear winner among black voters, Fowler was able to win the primary and defeat both King and Williams.
That was the last time King attempted to win an election for public office. She was a supporter of Herman Cain for president and defended him against allegations of sexual harassment by declaring that a woman knows a skirt-chaser and that Herman Cain is no skirt-chaser. In addition, she founded the group “Women for Cain.”
Alveda King Net Worth
In King’s career as a journalist, she has been able to accumulate a net worth ranging between $1 Million and $3 Million.
Alveda King Salary
She receives annual earnings that range between $35,000 and $100,000.
Alveda King Parents and Siblings
The city of Atlanta, Georgia, is where King was born and raised. A. D. King, who is a younger brother to Martin Luther King Jr., and Naomi Barber King were her parents and she was the first of their five children. She claims that her mother considered having an abortion so that she could finish her education, but that her Grandfather was able to persuade her to have the baby instead. While her mother was just 12 years old when her father became a prominent figure in the Birmingham campaign, he was also working as the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Ensley in Birmingham, Alabama. Later on in the same year, civil rights movement detractors blew up Martin Luther King Jr.’s home with an explosive device. In the year 1969, Ms. King tied the knot.
Alveda King Husband
King has been through the marriage and divorce process three times. Her first husband was named Eddie Clifford Beal, her second was Jerry Ellis, and her third was Israel Tookes. She is the mother of six kids.
Alveda King Abortion
She was unsuccessful in having a third abortion after already having two. When she discovered she was pregnant, she claimed that her physician secretly performed an abortion on her. This was done without the knowledge of her family. Soon after that, she went through with the divorce. She went to Planned Parenthood and obtained a second abortion after she discovered she was pregnant in the year 1973. In later years, she expressed interest in obtaining a third abortion. Neither her father nor her grandfather were willing to foot the bill. Therefore, her grandfather successfully talked her out of the abortion plan.
Alveda King Loss
After a protracted struggle with alcoholism and despair, her father, A.D. King, was discovered dead in the swimming pool. This happened at his residence. An unintentional drowning was stated as the cause of death on the medical report. King had been up the night before, talking with her father as they watched a movie together. Grandfather King said in his memoirs, that King had been up the night before and had the appearance of being abnormally quiet. He was also not particularly interested in the movie.
However, he had expressed a desire to remain awake, and King had allowed him to remain seated in an easy chair as he watched television while she retired for the night. She had questions with the passing of AD, and she still has the same questions now. Swimming was one of his strengths. She says that she doesn’t know whether they will ever figure out what really took place.
Alveda King Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
She is vocal on her social media accounts where she posts frequently. On her Twitter account, she has about 106.6 K followers, around 306K followers on her Facebook page, and about 54.7K followers on her Instagram account.