Aretha Franklin

screenshot of Jennifer Aniston in Friends

People Named Jennifer Have Made Huge Contributions to Pop Culture and More

Isabella Savides, University of Pretoria

Over the years, the entertainment world has seen a great number of talents share a certain first name.…

February 1, 2022

In an article about the movie "Respect," Aretha Franklin looks into the camera, cast in multicolor light and draped in white jewelry.

‘Respect’ Is a Blurry Snapshot of the Moving Target That Is Aretha Franklin

Anna Hupp, University of Wyoming

Jennifer Hudson’s vocal performances make the biopic worth watching, so long as audiences reconcile themselves beforehand to learning more about the icon than a single movie can answer to satisfaction. …

August 26, 2021

Image of POC songwriter Rose Marie McCoy smiling behind a microphone

These POC Songwriters Never Got the Recognition They Deserved

Aubrey Doerr, Chapman University

You know who Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley are, so now it's time to learn about the artists behind some of their greatest hits, Charles Singleton and Rose Marie McCoy.…

July 25, 2020

The 7 Biggest Celebrity Deaths of 2018

Paige Brauser, Connecticut College

These household names are gone, but they will be remembered.…

November 29, 2018

Ariana Grande Was Inappropriately Touched at Aretha Franklin’s Funeral

Katie Sheets, University of Vermont

… And then shamed for wearing a short dress.…

September 4, 2018

The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin Has Died at 76