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Inspired by Charles White, Kadir Nelson Delivers Last-Minute Aretha Franklin Cover for The New Yorker
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Inspired by Charles White, Kadir Nelson Delivers Last-Minute Aretha Franklin Cover for The New Yorker

by Victoria L. Valentine on Aug 17, 2018 • No Comments
  A FEW HOURS after Aretha Franklin died yesterday morning, Kadir Nelson delivered an illustration of the Queen of Soul that will grace the cover of The New Yorker magazine’s Aug. 27 issue. The emotional illustration depicts Franklin in profile. Wearing a choir robe, her head is thrown back as she belts out a song....
Phenomenal Woman: Remembering Aretha Franklin, the Indisputable Queen of Soul
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Phenomenal Woman: Remembering Aretha Franklin, the Indisputable Queen of Soul

by Victoria L. Valentine on Aug 17, 2018 • No Comments
Aretha Franklin (1969) recording at Atlantic Records in New York.   SHE WAS A NATIONAL TREASURE. A beacon for the world. The Queen of Soul. Aretha Louise Franklin (1942-2018), whose powerful voice provided a soundtrack for change in America, died yesterday at her home in Detroit. She was 76. The cause was advanced pancreatic cancer....

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