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Eric Christopher Webb, DDiv., CPLC
Director of Communications
/Editor of The Sphinx
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Cell: 443-635-5911
June 29, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC. OFFERS CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY OF THE LATE BROTHER REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. ON THE DEATH OF HIS LAST LIVING SIBLING
The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. offers its deepest condolences to the family of the late Brother Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the death of his eldest and last living sibling, Christine King Farris.
Mrs. Farris was 95, and her contributions remain a testament to her legacy. She helped Brother King’s widow, Coretta Scott King, build The King Center and helped to teach his philosophy of nonviolent resistance. She was also the author of two children’s books about her life, “My Brother Martin: Sister Remembers Growing Up With the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” and“March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World.”
Since the initiation of our late Brother Rev. Dr. King, the King family has been a part of the Alpha family, and we have remained supportive. Today, Mrs. Farris’ passing has once again placed the King family in our prayers, and we hope they find solace in that they are not alone, and we mourn with them.
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About Alpha Phi Alpha
The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., headquartered in Baltimore, MD, was founded on December 4, 1906, at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. The Fraternity has long stood at the forefront of the African-American community’s fight for civil rights through Alpha men such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Adam Clayton Powell, Thurgood Marshall, Paul Robeson, Andrew Young, Edward Brooke and Cornel West. The fraternity, through its more than 720 college and alumni chapters and general-organization members, serves communities in the United States, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean. Visit and follow on Twitter @apa1906network.