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From Get-Out-the-Vote to Respectability Politics, Aretha Franklin's Homegoing Was a Dramatic, Political Affair

DETROIT—A stage is a stage, even when it’s a church and the performance is a marathon of a funeral. Clocking in at more than nine hours long for those who showed up at 8:30 a.m. Friday morning to view her body, perhaps Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul and daughter of Detroit, wouldn’t have had…

By

Danielle C. Belton

Published

September 1, 2018
Beauty + Style

Queen to Queen: Cicely Tyson’s Tribute to Aretha Franklin Was a Master Class in Black Excellence

She could’ve simply stopped the show with that magnificent hat, but living legend, activist and still incredible actress Cicely Tyson’s final tribute to the Queen of Soul expressed the true breadth of excellence that Aretha Franklin represented—especially to black America. Reworking the words of famed poet Paul Laurence Dunbar’s dialect poem “When Malindy Sings” to…

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

August 31, 2018
Entertainment, Music

Livestream: Aretha Franklin’s Funeral in Detroit

The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, is being laid to rest today in Detroit in what will be a star-studded celebration of her life, music and legacy. Shirley Caesar, Chaka Khan, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, former President Bill Clinton and Stevie Wonder are just a few of the luminaries who will pay their R-E-S-P-E-C-Ts to…

By

Genetta M. Adams

Published

August 31, 2018
Beauty + Style

Fit for a Queen: Even in Death, Aretha Franklin Makes a Fashion Statement

As mourners filed past Aretha Franklin lying in repose on the first of a two-day public viewing at Detroit’s Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, they were likely comforted to see that the Queen of Soul, avid lover of luxury, was to be buried as she lived—in high style. As reported by USA…

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Maiysha Kai

Published

August 28, 2018
Entertainment, Music

Mourners Can Pay Their R.E.S.P.E.C.T. to Aretha Franklin Today in Detroit

Tuesday morning marks the first day the public can pay tribute to legendary singer Aretha Franklin in Detroit, Michigan. Starting today at 9 a.m. and running through Wednesday at 9 p.m., Franklin’s body will lie in honor at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History in a gold casket. As the Detroit Free press…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

August 28, 2018