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News Articles: Aretha Franklin

D. M. Therrell High School students and their teacher, Sam Davis, far right, gather in their podcast recording room, with funding help from Save The Music, for a photograph Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Atlanta.

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Save the Music Foundation looks to expand its school education support by going independent

The VH1 Save the Music Foundation never had any problem getting attention in the late '90s when it launched with a party featuring Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion and Mariah Carey. But the foundation needs to broaden its donor base to expand its work.

January 30, 2025
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  • Associated Press
In this Dec. 4, 2008 file photo, Aretha Franklin performs during the 85th annual Christmas tree lighting at the New York Stock Exchange in New York.

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  • Arts & Life

A judge awards Aretha Franklin's properties to her sons, citing a handwritten will

The decision Monday came four months after a Detroit-area jury said the document was a valid will under Michigan law, despite scribbles and many hard-to-read passages.

November 29, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Kecalf Franklin, a son of music superstar Aretha Franklin leaves a court hearing with his family on Tuesday in Pontiac, Mich. A document handwritten by singer Aretha Franklin and found in her couch after her 2018 death is a valid Michigan will, a jury said Tuesday, a critical turn in a dispute that has turned her sons against each other.

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  • Arts & Life

A jury rules a handwritten will found under Aretha Franklin's couch cushion is valid

Multiple handwritten wills were found in Franklin's home in 2019. Two of Franklin's sons would like a 2014 will to be honored and are up against their brother, who wanted to uphold a 2010 will.

July 12, 2023
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
This March 26, 1972 file photo shows the Rev. Jesse Jackson speaking to reporters at the Operation PUSH Soul Picnic in New York as Tom Todd, vice president of PUSH, from second left, Aretha Franklin and Louis Stokes.

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  • History

The FBI monitored Aretha Franklin's role in the civil rights movement for years

The agency surveilled Franklin and those around her to gauge how deeply she was involved in organizations tied to Communism, the civil rights movement and the Black Power movement.

September 12, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
Jennifer Hudson doesn't try to mimic Aretha Franklin so much as channel her spirit. Franklin was heavily involved in the development of <em>Respect</em> up until her death in 2018, and she reportedly handpicked Hudson to star in it.

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Aretha Franklin Biopic Pays Proper 'Respect' To The Queen Of Soul

Even well-worn notes can sound freshly resonant in the right hands. A new film about Franklin's early years doesn't entirely avoid biopic conventions, but there's real intelligence and feeling in it.

August 13, 2021
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  • Justin Chang
A black and white photo of Otis Redding, looking off-camera to the right, wearing a light sweater.

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  • Music

Otis Redding’s Family Passes On ‘Respect’ To Younger Generations With New Picture Book

Otis Reddings’ widow and daughter remember the legendary musician and reflect on carrying his legacy forward through a new picture book, ‘Respect’

September 03, 2020
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Pria Mahadevan ,
  • and 1 more
Jerry Wexler, record producer and mogul shown here on Oct. 17, 1979, has been a moving force in soul, jazz and rhythm and blues.

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From Ray Charles To Aretha Franklin, How Legendary Producer Jerry Wexler Shaped Soul and R&B

For decades, "race music" was the euphemism used for recordings by African American musicians. That didn't sit well for a young music journalist named...

March 06, 2020
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Emilia Brock

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"On Second Thought" For Friday, April 19, 2019

Casimir Pulaski was born in Poland in 1745. After proving his military mastery in independence struggles across Europe, Pulaski moved to Boston in 1777....

April 19, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 3 more
A still from the documentary "Amazing Grace."

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Once Lost, Now Found: Inside The Aretha Franklin 'Amazing Grace' Documentary

Long before Aretha Franklin became known as "The Queen of Soul," she was singing gospel in her father's church. A new documentary called "Amazing Grace"...

April 19, 2019
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  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott

A Southern Reflection On The 'Queen Of Soul' Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin died yesterday at the age of 76. Raised in Detroit, her career spanned decades and genres, from gospel to jazz to her signature sound as...

February 08, 2019
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  • Stephen Fowler ,
  • Rickey Bevington ,
  • and 1 more
Ruby Velle and the Soulphonics

Ruby Velle And The Soulphonics: A Twist On A Classic Sound

The Atlanta, retro-styled soul band Ruby Velle and the Soulphonics stepped into our studios for a mini concert and an interview. Raised by east Indian...

July 19, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Summer Evans

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