{"id":134885,"date":"2024-07-14T18:52:24","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T22:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/?p=134885"},"modified":"2024-07-14T18:52:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T22:52:24","slug":"b-b-kings-grandson-is-an-advocate-and-educator-for-victims-of-human-trafficking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/?p=134885","title":{"rendered":"B.B. King\u2019s Grandson Is An Advocate And Educator For Victims Of Human Trafficking"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Christopher King, Human Rights Activist and Founder of Gentlemen\u2019s Course<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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By MONIQUE STAMPS<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Christopher King<\/b>, the grandson of the legendary Blues musician B.B. King<\/b>, has carved out a space for doing what he was called to do \u2013 fight for human rights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 King<\/b>, the son of B.B. King Jr.<\/b>, was born in Dallas, but raised in Savannah, GA. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the Marines where he was deployed several times around the world, including Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0 After leaving the Marines, King<\/b> spent some time in the private sector before working for his famous grandfather as one of his road managers and his valet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 King<\/b> moved to Tampa in 2013, and was here when B.B. King<\/b> passed away in 2015. Since then, he has made a big impact aiding victims of sexual and labor trafficking.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 While he managed his grandfather\u2019s tour, he was also a fashion stylist and his valet. After his grandfather\u2019s death, King<\/b> needed to focus his talents in another direction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He was putting on fashion shows when he was introduced to the devastating losses brought on by human trafficking.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 King\u2019s<\/b> special fashion show for Miracles Outreach, an agency that provides foster care and support for girls aged 12 \u2013 17 who have been victimized, opened his eyes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThey introduced me to the problem of human trafficking. Through inspiration from Miracles Outreach, I started a mentoring program now called the Gentlemen\u2019s Course,\u201d said King<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The course is a purposeful program that can be delivered to any young person. It\u2019s usually delivered in classrooms, with King<\/b> getting contracts for middle schools to prevent human trafficking. Kids are taught etiquette, social skills, and human rights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cA lot of kids who are rescued from sexual and\/or labor trafficking can\u2019t just go back into the world. We want to provide materials and information for them as they return to their lives,\u201d says King<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cWith incorporating human rights into our curriculum, we are hoping to educate youth with the proper tools to make better decisions as they mature and grow in today\u2019s society.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 King<\/b> holds regular Gentlemen\u2019s Courses for youth in schools and libraries. He also holds a Gentlemen\u2019s Ball twice a year in support of humanitarian groups such as the Florida Coalition Against Human Trafficking and She Helps to Empower.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 King<\/b> is also the president of the Florida chapter of the United for Human Rights Florida, working with groups like NAACP chapters from the area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Christopher King, Human Rights Activist and Founder of Gentlemen\u2019s Course \u00a0 By MONIQUE STAMPS Sentinel Staff Writer \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Christopher King, the grandson of the legendary Blues musician B.B. King, has carved out a space for doing what he was called to do \u2013 fight for human rights. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 King, the son of B.B. King […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88889,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-134885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/88889"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=134885"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":134890,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134885\/revisions\/134890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=134885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=134885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=134885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}