Concert expected to bring in millions for MLK memorial

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Twenty years ago, Coretta Scott King first dreamed of building a memorial for her husband, Martin Luther King Jr.

With $79 million raised to date for the tribute to King on the National Mall priced at $100 million, the Martin Luther King Memorial Foundation announced Tuesday it will hold a star-studded concert event to help reach the funding goal.

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