Martin Luther King Jr.'s granddaughter votes for 1st time

Millions of Americans voted for the first time yesterday, and so many kids were so engaged. I know ours were watching the results come in. They said it was as exciting as watching a sporting event. It's true. And there was something special yesterday that we saw that connects us to the fight for voting rights. 18-year-old Yolanda Renee King let her voice be heard at the ballot box. She is the only grandchild of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. King and her family spoke about the importance of that moment. For such a long time I would always tell people the importance of voting, but I could never participate myself as a voter like first hand. But now I think it's so special that I have like a say. To think about the arc of history and I think about that visual of our daughter's grandparents casting that vote in Alabama and then to think of that bridge to where we are now and to think of all of those sacrifices. Oh wow, powerful moment. Yolanda also took to Instagram over the last few weeks to encourage others, especially other young people like herself, to cast their votes. Her grandparents would be proud.