Nelly donates cash for Dr King memorial

Hip-hop star Nelly has donated $50,000 (€38,200) to help build a memorial honouring American civil rights icon Dr Martin Luther King.

Mon, 10 Jan, 2005 - 11:42

Hip-hop star Nelly has donated $50,000 (€38,200) to help build a memorial honouring American civil rights icon Dr Martin Luther King.

The Hot in HereE rapper handed the cash over to the Martin Luther King Memorial Project Foundation to aid the construction of a memorial on the mall in Washington, DC.

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Courts Entertainment Heathrow Place: Washington, DC Person: Nelly Person: Dr King Person: Dr Martin Luther King Organisation: Martin Luther King Memorial Project Foundation

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