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Ruminations on the (Black) womanist power of Aretha Franklin | Think Piece

Published on August 18, 2018 in Arts & Culture/In Memoria by Kaia Niambi Shivers

“I never knew how much I loved her,” professed my friend when we lamented on the passing of Aretha Franklin.

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The world mourns the passing of a Queen, Aretha Franklin

Published on August 16, 2018 in Arts & Culture/In Memoria by Ark Republic News Desk

Legendary soul singer, Aretha Franklin passed away Thursday morning at 9:50 am in her Detroit home. She was 76.

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Morehouse College hosts memorial of CDC epidemiologist found in river

Published on April 22, 2018 in Crisis & Natural Disasters/In Memoria by Ark Republic News Desk

Timothy Cunningham’s untimely death remains a mystery to family and law enforcement

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Rita Owens, mother of Queen Latifah, dies from heart failure

Published on March 21, 2018 in In Memoria by Ark Republic News Desk

Throughout all of the steps of her career, Queen Latifah’s mother, Rita Owens, stood beside her. Today, Queen Latifah, whose birth name is Dana Owens, said goodbye to her biggest inspiration in an announcement that her mother passed after years of battling heart failure.

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