Jeffery Shaun King was born on September 17, 1979, and grew up in Versailles, Kentucky. He works as a writer and civil rights activist. King is known for his use of social media to promote social justice, including the Black Lives Matter movement.
Quick Information
Name: Jeffery Shaun King
Born on: Franklin, Kentucky, United States
Birthday: September 17, 1979
Ethnicity/Race: African-American
Nationality: American
Early life and education
He grew up in Kentucky and attended Morehouse University in Atlanta, Georgia. While at Morehouse, King was elected President of the Student Government Association and received the Oprah Winfrey Scholarship.
After college, he worked as a high school teacher in Atlanta. He then continued to work as a pastor and founded a church in Atlanta called “Brave Church”. During this time, King launched a series of Internet campaigns.
Jeffrey Wayne King’s name is on King’s birth certificate, but his mother told him that his real biological father was a pale black man. In the second grade, King’s mother, Naomikei (Fleming) King, raised King and his brother as single parents. King attended Huntertown Primary School and Woodford County High School. King’s mom has been working in the same light bulb factory for over 40 years.
Career
Sean King began teaching in his early career in high school. He then became the motivational speaker of the Atlanta Youth System. He founded a courageous church in Atlanta in 2008.
Shaun King founded HomeinHaiti.org in March 2010 as a courageous church minister. .org is a charity that chooses to pick a story for a specific person.
Shaun King contributed to a politically liberal website in September 2014. He also collected money for many reasons and various occasions, for example, the shooting of Tamir Rice. King has appeared in a program sponsored by Cenk Uygur.