President Obama, Aretha Franklin to dedicate Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on National Mall

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is to talk about the slain civil rights leader who gave his life serving others as he helps dedicate the new monument to Martin Luther King Jr. on the National Mall, joined by Aretha Franklin and poet Nikki Giovanni with thousands looking on Sunday. The ...

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