King was ten years old when his father was assassinated. Years prior to his father's death, Harry Belafonte set up a trust fund for King and his siblings. After he attended The Galloway School, King attended Morehouse College, the same school where his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather attended. King is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, as was his father. He received his B.A. degree in political science from Morehouse College in 1979. King lived with his mother in his childhood home until his adulthood.