First King grandchild is born

The first grandchild of the late Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, Yolanda Reneé King, was born Sunday morning in Atlanta. The daughter of Martin Luther King III and wife Arndrea Waters King, she weighed in at 7 pounds 5 ounces. Mother and daughter are reportedly doing fine.

Martin III and wife, Arndrea, didn’t announce the pregnancy, or their marriage, until this past winter. They were married two years ago in Santa Barbara, CA but live in Atlanta.

Baby Yolanda takes her name from her father’s older sister, Yolanda Denise King, who died in 2007.

Martin Luther King III described his new baby girl as a “precious gift from God.”

“It is truly the happiest day of our lives,” he said in a statement released Sunday. “I know my parents are smiling down from heaven.”

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. Coretta Scott King died in 2006.