Aretha Franklin: Remember The Legendary Queen Of Soul’s Life In Pictures On Her BirthdayTake a look back at the life and legacy of Aretha Franklin on what would have been her 79th birthday. By: Riley Cardoza, Julia TetiReading Time: 2 minute...
The “Respect” singer died at age 76 at her home in Detroit after battling advance pancreatic cancer. “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,” Franklin’s family said in a statement from her publici...
The Franklin children's father was a minister, too. But it helps to understand that C.L. Franklin wasn't just any minister. My personal interest in Reverend Franklin rested in part on the baffling possibility that he and my mother were going to marry. They had an affair while I was ent...
The love she had for her children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins knew no bounds,” Franklin’s family said in a statement through publicist Gwendolyn Quinn. “We have been deeply touched by the incredible outpouring of love and support we have received from close friends, supporters...
"My children have been wonderful. Times when they have been down, they lifted me up," Franklin told Ebony in 1995. "But once they pass a certain age, their independence begins to kick in ... you have to learn when to let go. And that's not easy." Advertisement - Continue Reading ...
her family released a statement that read: "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. We have lost the matriarch and rock of our family. The love she had for her children, grandchildren, nieces, ...
Aretha Franklin's Children Aretha Franklin.Larry French/BET/Getty Franklin had her first child, a son named Clarence, as a pre-teen; two years later she welcomed a second child, Edward (pictured). She never publicly identified the boys' fathers. ...
her family released a statement that read: "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. We have lost the matriarch and rock of our family. The lov...