There are quite a few people still around who were able to witness history when the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke to the masses in Detroit in June 1963.
Paras Griffin/Getty ImagesIf you happen to be in Fox Creek neighborhood of Detroit, you can now mail a letter or package at a post office that's named after the late Queen of Soul. On Monday, the Fox Creek Station post office, located at at 12711 E. Jefferson Ave., was officially renamed the Aretha Franklin Post Office Building, Patch.com reports. Legislation to have the post office named in Aretha Franklin's honor was introduced in the House of Representatives last year by Michigan congresswoman Brenda Lawrence, a close friend of Franklin's. Former President Donald Trump signed it into law in January 2021. Lawrence visited the post office Monday for a dedication ceremony celebrating the rechristening, along with Michigan's two U.S. senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow and Franklin family members. "This building will always stand as a reminder that we all deserve a little RESPECT," Rep. Lawrence said. She also posted photos from the event on her Tw