Shaun King

Shaun King: Biography in Details

Who is Shaun King?

Shaun King is an American writer and civil rights activist who uses social media to promote social causes. I

n February 2018, he co-founded the Real Justice PAC, which supports progressive candidates running for district attorney offices in 2018.

Shaun King: Birth, Age, Parents, Ethnicity

A well-known writer was born on September 17, 1979, in Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America.

While talking about his childhood, he was raised by his white mother, Kay King, and white presumptive father, Jeffrey King, and grew up believing that his biological father was a light-skinned black man.

He has two brothers named Jason King and Russ King. But, he does not have any sisters. Further, the record of his childhood is currently unavailable.

In which school did Shaun King attend?

In discussing King’s education, he attended Huntertown Elementary School and Woodford County High School.

Besides, King attended Morehouse College, a private, historically black men’s college in Atlanta, Georgia, where he majored in history.

Throughout his education, he had to take a medical leave midway.

Shaun King: Early Life and Profession

In the early days,  King was a high school civics teacher for about a year and then he became a motivational speaker for Atlanta’s juvenile justice system.

He started his career in 2008 when he founded a church in Atlanta called “Courageous Church”. He uses social media to recruit new members and was known as the “Facebook Pastor”.

King founded aHomeinHaiti.org as a subsidiary of Courageous Church in March 2010, while still a pastor, and used eBay and Twitter to raise $1.5 million to send tents to Haiti after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

He was inspired by this and launch TwitChange.com, a charity auction site. TwitChange offered celebrities to retweet winning bidders’ tweets in exchange for support of a particular charity. 

Shaun King: Net worth and Salary

King earns a huge amount of money from his career but currently has not disclosed it to the media. However, he has an estimated net worth of 2 million dollars that he earns from his profession.

Is Shaun King involved in any rumors and controversies?

Several websites in August 2015 charged him for faking his racial identity. However, various websites are unsuccessful to include contradictory statements made at the time by the officer in 1995.

Body Measurement: Height, Weight

The writer’s body statistics and height are currently unavailable as he has not disclosed them to the media. He has black hair color and light brown eyes.

Social media

The writer is more active on Twitter with 1.1 million followers and on Instagram with 3.7 million followers. He has more than 2.5 million followers on Facebook.

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FAQs

Who is Shaun King's wife?

• Her spouse Rai King is an educator.

What is Shaun King doing now?

• He is now working as a football coach.

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