Rey Rai (born 1982) is an American Podcast Co-host, Instagram Influencer, Teacher, Director of Diversity, and Social Media Personality from Brooklyn, New York. She is best known as the wife of Shaun King (American writer, pastor, entrepreneur, and Internet personality).
But she is extremely popular for working as a civil rights activist to promote social justice causes. Shaun rose to fame after launching various internet campaigns like TwitChange, aHomeinHaiti, HopeMob, etc.
Shaun King and his wife, Rai King.
Also, King, co-founder of Real Justice PAC (Political Action Committee). On June 22, 2020, it went viral on the internet after he tweeted a highly controversial post on his official Twitter account where millions of people follow him.
According to the tweet, the statue of Jesus Christ should be destroyed as it promotes white supremacy. He made this controversial tweet after the outbreak of the “Black Lives Matter” protest.
https://twitter.com/shaunking/status/1275233551034843136
During the protest, many statues and historical monuments have been vandalized. Shaun claimed that when Jesus’ family wanted to hide and blend in, they went to Egypt, not Denmark according to the Bible.
He even told his followers that “the white Jesus is a lie” and is just a tool of “white supremacy”. The civil rights activist said that whites used religion as a tool of oppression. He openly said that whites never accepted a religion from a brown man.
Early years, parents and siblings
The actual information of his birthday is not available on the Internet. But Rai King was born in 1982 in the United States of America. He therefore is 38 years old, as of 2020. During an interview, he revealed that he belongs to a multiracial ethnicity.
However, Dreshare.com does not have many details about his early life, parents, and childhood. His father is a highly respected citizen of the United States and worked as a small business owner.
Rai King with his mom, Toni Johnson
Shaun King’s wife, Rai shared a very good relationship with her mother, “Toni Johnson”, who supported her at every stage of her life. She was raised alongside her sister(s) and brother(s) in Calabasas, California, USA.
She studied at one of the local high schools in California, and then graduated with a bachelor’s degree from an elite university in the USA. Her first job was as a teacher in an elementary school.
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Personal life
In 2001, Rai King married her husband “Jeffery Shaun King” in a private ceremony. The couple keep very private when it comes to their love life and have never shared when and how they first met.
Through their marriage, she gave birth to their three children and they also adopted two boys. Her son “Taeyonna King” is very close to her parents and studies at an elementary school in New York.
Ray King’s family
Their daughters’ names are Savannah King, Ezekiel King, and Kendi King. She often appears on Rai and Shaun’s social media account. In fact, her spouse has an incredible following on Instagram with over 3.5 million followers, as of June 2020.
Profile Summary
| Lifestyle/Biography | |
|---|---|
| Real full birth name | King Ray. |
| Nickname | Rai. |
| Profession | Podcast Co-host, Instagram Influencer, Teacher, Director of Diversity, and Social Media Personality |
| Famous for | being the wife of Shaun King (American civil rights activist, writer, pastor, businessman and Internet personality). |
| in the news for | her husband went viral on the internet after posting a controversial tweet stating that the statue of Jesus Christ should be destroyed as it promotes white supremacy. |
| Age (How old, as of 2020) | 38 years . |
| Date of Birth | 1982. |
| Place of birth | The United States of America. |
| Nationality | American. |
| Sexuality (gay or lesbian) | Heterosexual |
| Gender | Woman. |
| ethnicity | Afro-American. |
| Religion | Christendom. |
| sun sign (zodiac sign) | Not known. |
| Current residence | New York, USA. |
| Family | |
| Fathers | Father : Name not available. Mom : Tony Johnson. |
| Brothers | Brother: unknown. Sister: – |
| social media accounts | Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/MrsRaiKing/ Twitter : — Facebook : — |
| personal life relationship | |
| Marital status | Married. |
| Dating history? | Love Affair with her boyfriend. |
| Boyfriend | Name not available. |
| Husband/Spouse Name | Shaun King (d. 2001 – Present). |
| Son | King Taeyonna. |
| Daughter | King of the savannah, King of Ezekiel and King of Kendi. |
| Last update | June 24, 2020 (©️ Copyright – Dreshare.com). |
| Physical Statistics | |
| Height | Feet inches: 5′ 4″ . Centimeters: 163cm . Meters: 1.63 meters . |
| Weight | Kilograms: 75kg . Pounds: 165 lbs . |
| Bra size | 38B. |
| Body Measurements (Chest-waist-hips) | 42-34-40. |
| Shoe Size (US) | 6. |
| eye color | Dark brown. |
| Hair color | Dark brown. |
| Education | |
| Highest Rating | Graduate. |
| College | Local high school. |
| Alma mater. | Will update. |
| Hobbies and favorite things | |
| Favorite Celebrities | Singer: Beyonce. |
| dream vacation destination | Greece. |
| Favorite color | Purple. |
| I love to do | Spend time with family and reading. |
| Favorite food | Mexican Kitchen. |
| brands | Tarte, Marc Jacobs, Prada, Louis Vuitton, etc. |
| Can | |
| Heritage (approx.) | $200K – $250K US dollars (as of 2020). |
Some lesser known facts about Rai King
- On Instagram, Shaun King’s wife also actively spoke out against various social issues, including racism. As of June 2020, Rai has over 66,000 followers on the platform.
- As a podcast co-host, she is working on a show called “Married To The Movement” alongside her husband, Shaun King.
- They also have a YouTube channel and are not very active on the platform.
- His video of a white police officer “Derek Chauvin” brutally killing a black man “George Floyd” received more than 643,000 views on Shaun King’s channel within days of being posted.
- Her husband, Shaun King, was raised by his single mother, “Kay King,” who worked in a light bulb factory for nearly 40 years. He even called her the anchor of her family.
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- It was reportedly Rai King who first confirmed that her husband’s parents are white, but Kay revealed that Shaun is the result of her romantic relationship with a light-skinned black man.
- Shaun received a lot of hate on his social media for the fact that he is not African American. People say that he is white but he tries to act like a multiracial man.
- After his recent post went viral on the internet, he received more than twelve deadly treatments in just one day.