'The Queen was challenging us to ‘think’ and ‘respect’ ourselves and to become better partners, better citizens and better humans,' John Sims, a Detroit native and multimedia artist and producer, said.
Experts who have chronicled Franklin's life and legacy say this chart-topping hit was just the beginning of Franklin's impact.
"As the Civil Rights Movement led to the Black Power era of the 1960s and 1970s, and black pride emerged as a response to racism and a white-dominated society, and an affirmation of African heritage and culture, Aretha was there," said , a professor of African American Studies and Theater Studies at Yale University who has written extensively about how singers like Franklin can transcend oppression through their music.“It is, of course, known that she sang at King’s funeral," Brooks said."Less known is the fact that she put up bail for Angela Davis, political prisoner and Black Power feminist icon.
Five decades after the civil rights struggles, Franklin's music and message resonate today among a new generation of fans and activists, as the many heartfelt tributes to the"Queen of Soul" demonstrate., a Detroit native and multimedia artist and producer."Her love and advocacy for black people was undeniable and her feminism unshakable.
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