Aretha Franklin

The creators behind How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music chat about the book, and the Michigan musicians highlighted throughout.

Aretha Franklin's sons are going to civil trial over how to handle her estate. A jury will decide between two handwritten wills, both found in Franklin's home. She died in 2018.

We hear from lawmakers looking to expand financial assistance for tribal children in foster care. A little bit about a new children’s book about Aretha Franklin. Finally, a conversation about gun violence trauma.

The agency surveilled Franklin and those around her to gauge how deeply she was involved in organizations tied to Communism, the civil rights movement and the Black Power movement.

A former Detroit superstar will now have a portion of the freeway named in her honor. The Aretha Franklin Memorial Highway will run along a section of the…

A caravan of trucks delivered 10,000 cases of bottled water to Flint Thursday.The caravan was the idea of daytime television judge and motivational…

Detroit’s Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History began a two-day memorial and public viewing for Aretha Franklin Tuesday morning, and…

Outside the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History today, hundreds of people lined up to bid their final farewell to Aretha Franklin.The…

The city of Detroit is celebrating the life of Aretha Franklin this week.Franklin died two weeks ago at the age of 76.Events include tributes from famed…

When Aretha Franklin passed away last week, she reportedly did not leave a trust or will behind. Her four sons have filed documents listing themselves as…