The legendary boxing promoter handed out the birds at Prince Hall Masonic Temple for the 14th straight year
NEWARK - Don King may be best known for his work around the boxing ring, but his day in Newark Monday was more about Butterball than Butterbean.
The legendary promoter traveled to Brick City for the 14th consecutive year to hand out turkeys to needy families for the upcoming Christmas holiday.
Dozens of residents formed a line that stretched along the sidewalk outside Prince Hall Masonic Temple on Irvine Turner Boulevard just after noon, where they waited to receive the turkeys from workers including King, former mayors Sharpe James and Ken Gibson and current officials including Mayor Ras Baraka and members of the Municipal Council.
After the giveaway, much of the group traveled downtown to Edison Place, a portion of which was renamed "Don King Plaza" to honor King's work in the community.
Check out our photo gallery of the event above.
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