Essence Magazine:
By Melissa Noel ·Updated January 23, 2024
Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of legendary civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has died. He was 62 years old.
A statement from King’s family confirmed that he passed away Sunday in California after a battle with prostate cancer.
“He transitioned peacefully in his sleep at home with me in Malibu,” his wife, Leah Weber King, said in a statement
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