Is Shaun King Black Or White? BLM Activist’s Parents And Fraud Controversy Explained

Is Shaun King black? Activist Shaun King is currently in the middle of the controversy that says he lied about his racial identity. 

Shaun King was born and raised in Kentucky, United States. 

He is a writer, civil rights activist, and supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Mr. King co-founded the Real Justice PAC and promoted social justice via social media. 

After finishing high school, King worked as a teacher in Atlanta. Later, he became a pastor and established Courageous Church in Atlanta. 

Currently, he is a writer-in-residence at Harvard Law School’s Fair Punishment Project. 

BLM: Is Shaun King Black Or White?

Shaun King is biracial. 

He was born to a white mother and a light-skinned black man and was always upfront about his racial identity. 

However, conservative media outlets recently accused him of lying about his personal life and racial background. 

A conservative website published an article about King where they reported he was born to white parents. 

But, King denied the reports. 

Who Are Shaun King Parents?

Speaking of Shaun King’s parents, his mother is Naomi Kay and is white. She raised King and his brother as a single parent. 

Further, his father is named Jeffery Wayne King on his birth certificate. 

But, King clarified that Jeffery is not his biological father and that his real father is a light-skinned black man. 

Shaun King Fraud Controversy Explained

Several conservative media questioned Shaun King regarding his racial identity and background. 

According to a recent article, both of King’s parents are white.

Jeffery Wayne King, whose name is on his birth certificate, is purportedly also white along with his mother.

But, he strongly denied all the accusations. He made clear that his actual biological father is a light-skinned black man.

All of his siblings share a different father. He further expressed his disappointment with these false accusations, which is an attempt to discredit him. 

Moreover, he got an Oprah Scholarship at the Morehouse College, granting scholarships to only black men.

Additionally, the conservative media outlet also accused that King exaggerated about his high school attack. 

But, his friends and family came in his support. 

King’s high school friend came forward and said he witnessed the brutal attack.

Shaun was walking down the hall when he was ambushed by a dozen white farm boys, all members of the FFA, and brutally attacked him. 

Another one of his friends, Willis Polk, also confirmed that he is biracial and was attacked by a mob of students in high school.  

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