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Harris, Hatch, Lawrence, Collins Introduce Bill to Award Aretha Franklin with Congressional Gold Medal
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Harris, Hatch, Lawrence, Collins Introduce Bill to Award Aretha Franklin with Congressional Gold Medal

Sentinel News ServiceAugust 22, 2018

Aretha Franklin’s music served as a 1960s call to action that inspired thousands to join civil rights movements and still maintains a social context that resonates across these movements today. Beyond her contributions to music and arts, Franklin was a philanthropic individual who supported causes related to civil rights, human health, and gender equality, in addition to causes within the creative arts.

Funeral Arrangements Confirmed for Beloved Aretha Franklin
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Funeral Arrangements Confirmed for Beloved Aretha Franklin

Sentinel WireAugust 20, 2018

  According to Detroits local 4 News, here are the dates and plans: For two days — Aug. 28 and 29 — Franklin’s body will lie in repose at Charles H. Wright Museum for African American History. The viewing will be open to the public. The funeral will be held at Greater Grace Temple and will only be for close family and friends. Organizers are working on a musical tribute with major recording artists. The venue is still being decided. The Swanson Funeral Home who has been entrusted with final arrangements for the ‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin has the following posted

Los Angeles Sentinel Publisher Danny Bakewell Sr., Reflects on Moments with Aretha Franklin
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Los Angeles Sentinel Publisher Danny Bakewell Sr., Reflects on Moments with Aretha Franklin

August 16, 2018

From Danny Bakewell Sr., publisher of the Los Angeles Sentinel Newspaper: “Aretha Franklin was a friend. We honored her one year at the Brotherhood Crusade, we had phenomenal artists on that show. We had Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, just a plethora of entertainers that came out to pay tribute to her. ”       “Not only was she a singer and an absolute American treasure, she was a fine human being. I got a call from Aretha about a month ago out of the blue, she said ‘Danny this is Aretha, I just wanted to talk to you. I

Special Report: The Life and Legacy of Aretha Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018)
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Special Report: The Life and Legacy of Aretha Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018)

MESFIN FEKADU and HILLEL ITALIE - Associated PressAugust 16, 2018

  NEW YORK (AP) — Aretha Franklin, the undisputed “Queen of Soul” who sang with matchless style on such classics as “Think,” ″I Say a Little Prayer” and her signature song, “Respect,” and stood as a cultural icon around the globe, has died at age 76 from pancreatic cancer. Publicist Gwendolyn Quinn told The Associated Press through a family statement that Franklin died Thursday at 9:50 a.m. at her home in Detroit. The family added: “In one of the darkest moments of our lives, we are not able to find the appropriate words to express the pain in our heart.

Updated: Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin Reported Gravely Ill in Hospice Care at Home
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Updated: Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin Reported Gravely Ill in Hospice Care at Home

Niele AndersonAugust 13, 2018

According to the Detroit Free Press Music legend Aretha Franklin is “gravely ill,” her family told WDIV-TV (Channel 4) on Monday. Franklin is a longtime resident of Detroit. Detroit, Channel 4 anchor Evrod Cassimy said this morning in a tweet: “I spoke with her family members this morning. She is asking for your prayers at this time.” Franklin’s most recent performance was Nov. 2, 2017 at the Elton John AIDS Foundation in New York and her final public performance was at Philadelphia’s Mann Center in August 2017.

LACMA Friday Night Jazz: Scotty Barnhart
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LACMA Friday Night Jazz: Scotty Barnhart

Sentinel News ServiceJuly 5, 2018

Start Date: July 13, 2018 End Date: July 13, 2018 Time: 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm Location:Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90036 USA Website: http://www.lacma.org/event/scotty-barnhart Fees: Free, Family Friendly Phone: (323) 857-6000 Scotty Barnhart is an internationally acclaimed Jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, educator, author, two-time Grammy winner, and Director of The Count Basie Orchestra (which just performed at the Playboy Jazz Festival). He has performed with Frank Sinatra, Wynton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, The Duke Ellington Orchestra, Nat Adderley, Aretha Franklin, Barbara Streisand, George Benson, and many others. Scotty is co-founder and Artistic Director of

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Aretha Franklin shows L.A. the real Queen of Soul

Amen Oyiboke, Staff WriterAugust 5, 2015

Sparkling dimmed stage lights and a roar of claps and screams filled the air when legendary singer Aretha Franklin entered the stage at her Aug. 2 Microsoft Theater concert. It’s easy to say that the Queen of Soul is a living legend with a timeless voice. Even at 73, her voice has remained as powerful as it was 50 years ago when she started her career.