A Local Teen’s View: R-E-S-P-E-C-T Aretha, The Queen Of Soul (And Here’s Why)

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August 31st, 2018

According to VOX ATL’s Lexi Rogers about Aretha Franklin, “Now, we look to figures like Beyonce as the ultimate black female role model, but without the original Queen (of Soul) paving the way for future female artists, there would be no Queen Bey.”

Marcio Jose Sanchez / Associated Press

By Lexi Rogers

Aretha Franklin, the undisputed Queen of Soul, passed away Aug. 16 at age 76. To me, it seemed like the whole country stopped in awe to mourn her death.

Everyone except for the teens my age.

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