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Mural Aims to Honor Late Aretha Franklin on Brooklyn Subway Station

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August 21, 2018
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Mural aims to honor late Aretha Franklin on Brooklyn subway station
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After Aretha Franklin passed away last week, music enthusiast LeRoy McCarthy got right to work honoring her legacy.

Just hours after the news broke, the 50-year-old location manager got together with a street artist friend to add a temporary tribute to the Queen of Soul in the Franklin Avenue subway […]

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