MLK Jr. Concerts Announced

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Anita Baker at the Hard Rock Cafe in Florida in 2008

Last year’s Martin Luther King, Jr. free concert series at Wingate Field in Brooklyn saw the likes of Erykah Badu. This year includes Keyshia Cole and Anita Baker, among others. All shows are free and are on Mondays at 7:30 p.m. at Wingate Field (entrance on Brooklyn Ave. by Rutland Rd. and Winthrop St. in Brooklyn). Here’s the schedule:

• July 13: Keyshia Cole and Lyfe Jennings
• July 20: The O’Jays, Russell Thompkins Jr. & The New Stylistics, Jerry Butler, and Harry Mevin’s Blue Notes
• July 27: Anita Baker and Charlie Wilson
• August 3: Robin Thicke and Jazmine Sullivan
• August 10: Ruben Studdard, Teena Marie, and Jeffrey Osborne
• August 17: Gospel Night with Yolanda Adams and Israel Houghton & The New Breed
• August 25: Caribbean Night with Sean Paul and The Might Sparrow