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Thousands of fans have traveled to Detroit this week to pay their respects to Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, who died of pancreatic cancer on Aug. 16. From a hearse that carried Rosa Parks to a moving gospel remembrance, this week has been all about celebrating Franklin’s memory. |
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Ariana Grande, Tyler Perry, Bill Clinton, Faith Hill and Jesse Jackson are among those speaking and performing. Watch the funeral live stream here. Bishop Charles H. Ellis III will officiate with Rev. Robert Smith Jr. as the co-officiant. Greater Grace has hosted several other high-profile funerals. Rosa Parks' funeral was held there on Nov. |
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Mon 73 89 See complete forecast Pink Cadillacs to line Detroit’s streets in honor of Aretha Franklin.
A pink Cadillac seen outside the viewing of Aretha Franklin at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History on Aug. 28, 2018.
Pink Cadillacs to line Detroit’s streets in honor of Aretha Franklin. |
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Thousands of fans have traveled to Detroit this week to pay their respects to Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, who died of pancreatic cancer on Aug. 16. From a hearse that carried Rosa Parks to a moving gospel remembrance, this week has been all about celebrating Franklin’s memory. |
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Aretha Franklin's funeral events have begun and will span four days, with two public viewings available to her fans and community. On Tuesday, it was announced that Ariana Grande will join Stevie Wonder, Faith Hill and Jennifer Hudson, who are among the many stars slated to honor Franklin at this week's memorial events. |
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DETROIT (AP) — Like the Queen of Soul herself, the week of mourning for Aretha Franklin has been an open celebration of black culture, from the emotional send-off by a historic black sorority to the very venues where her public viewings were held. That is expected to culminate Friday with her.... |
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Chris Young likes being on a roll. As headliner for Friday’s portion of the three-day Red, White and Boom concert blowout at Rupp Arena, he likes a career that keeps him on the run. Perhaps that’s one of the reasons his most recent album is titled “Losing Sleep. |
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By Fri, Aug 31, 2018. Steve Cichon When his voice came through the speaker on your radio, you knew you were hearing something you weren't going to hear anywhere else. He was rock 'n' roll even before the phrase rock 'n' roll existed. "The Ol'man," as he often called himself on the air, was an.... |
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Stars from across the world of entertainment, TV and sport will be joining the tens of thousands of runners signed up to this year’s Great North Run. And two more star names which have just been unveiled are comedian Ross Noble and River Cottage chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall who will both take.... |
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Unless His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s proposition to construct a national religious edifice for the nation for reasons only best known to him is a misplaced national priority, I do not see the sense in the ongoing brouhaha over it. If calling it a National Cathedral, denoting.... |
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