Let Freedom Ring, an annual concert in Washington, D.C., celebrating the life of Martin Luther King Jr., has been a signature event at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for more than 20 years. Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight and Chaka Khan have performed, backed by a choir made up of singers from D.C.-area churches and from Georgetown University, which produces the event.
But this year’s event, headlined by actor and rapper Common, will not be held at the Kennedy Center.
Georgetown University says it is moving Let Freedom Ring to D.C.’s historical Howard Theatre to save money…