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Atlanta Gets First Look At MLK's Grandchild

Posted: 2:55 pm EDT May 27, 2008Updated: 6:23 pm EDT May 27, 2008

ATLANTA -- Shielded from the bright Atlanta sun by her mother's hand, Yolanda Renee King went home on Tuesday.

Yolanda is the daughter of Martin Luther King III and his wife Arndrea Waters King; the little girl is the first grandchild of the late Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.

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Yolanda was born on Sunday at Northside Hospital in Atlanta. The newborn was named in memory of her aunt, Yolanda Denise King, who passed away in May 2007.

"There are no words to express how much we appreciate all of the well wishes and prayers we have received," her parents said in a release. "We would like to thank everyone for their loving thoughts during this special time in our lives."

Mother and daughter were released from the hospital on Tuesday.

A beaming Martin Luther King III wheeled his wife outside to show off Yolanda to members of the media. Squinting in the bright sun and wrapped in a blanket, the little girl slept through her first meeting with reporters and photographers.

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