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#eulogizingaretha: A Rose Is Still A Rose
By Crystal Rook The first rose I will give You will be the Prickly Wild Rose to commemorate the struggles, mountains, disappointments, battles, joys, freedom,...
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#eulogizingaretha: The Queen Saved My Soul
By Aesha Adams-Roberts I first heard Aretha Franklin’s voice when I was just seven or eight-years-old, when she sang “Freeway of Love.” I’m almost certain...
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#eulogizingaretha: A Natural Black Woman: Aretha Franklin’s #BlackGirlMagic
By Rashod Grove With the passing of Aretha Louise Franklin, the world bid farewell to the greatest vocalist in the history of recorded American music....
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#eulogizingaretha: Her life. Her love for us. Our love for her.
By Kim Lett Aretha Louise Franklin invited us into her world, where she demanded “R-E-S-P-E-C-T” leaving a remarkable legacy. She, through her meaningful sounds and...
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#eulogizingaretha: R-E-P-E-A-T
By Tiffany James Soul ties Soul touch Soul praise Soul in the midst of us Where we stand. Where we give life Where we give...
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#eulogizingaretha: Her Royal Legacy
By Rev. Hannah Hooks Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul was just that; a full grown woman of indomitable spirit and the embodiment of her...
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#eulogizingaretha: A Celebration of Life
By Nettrice Gaskins When Aretha sang, the birds, though they sang sweetly, hushed of their own accord. On August 31, the world witnessed a Celebration...
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#eulogizingaretha: A Queen with a Crown (That Be Down for Whatever)
By Lyvonne “Proverbs” Picou The great elder ancestor Lucille Clifton wrote, “come celebrate with me that everyday something has tried to kill me and has...
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#eulogizingaretha: A Eulogy for and to Aretha Franklin
By Maisha I. K. Handy I wonder if she knew. As she spun “Respect” on repeat time and time again, living vicariously through your voice. Longing...
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#eulogizingaretha: Miss Aretha’s Daughters
By The Reverend Raedorah C. Stewart ©2018 On the occasion of her passing the baton to eternal womanhood Miss. Aretha. Franklin. ……….My southern sensibilities always put...
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#eulogizingaretha: A Eulogy for Aretha Franklin
By Melanie C. Jones I first heard your voice. An indelible voice that needs no introduction. A voice that had the ability to sustain social...
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#eulogizingaretha: The Audacity to Be Free
By Rev. Lacette Cross So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. – John 8:36 (NRSV) “It ain’t necessarily so It...
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#eulogizingaretha: A Queen’s Kwansaba!
By Marshata Caradine-Randall ARETHA lived, birthed, aborted, sang, played, gave ARETHA denied, forbade, led, taught, learned, was ARETHA chang’d, heal’d, mold’d, creat’d, reveal’d, contrl’d ARETHA...
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#eulogizingaretha: In the Belly of the Feast & the Favor…
By Esther A. Armah I think the Ancestors call her ‘Queen Re Re’. This voice. Unsaid words and sounds that erupted, sometimes emerged, soothing, or...
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#eulogizingaretha: From a Daughter Whose Mother Loved Aretha
By Idrissa Simmonds There is a generation of Black girls born at a time when our mothers spoke the name Aretha in the house with...
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#eulogizingaretha: She was ours
By Crystal deGregory She was ours. So many of us called her simply, “Aretha.” For so long, there was only one person so singularly associated...
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#eulogizingaretha: For Aretha
By Frances Gaillard Parker In 1970, I considered myself a “supporter” of The Soledad Brothers and Angela Davis. I entered high school in the fall...
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#eulogizingaretha: A Final Good Word
By Janell Hobson On the day we gathered for the homegoing of Aretha Franklin, undisputed Queen of Soul, the Buckingham Palace guard paid tribute with...