Today is the Homegoing for Aretha Louise Franklin.
The Queen of Soul.
I hope that this works. This is the live stream. Sorry, if it doesn’t work.
Detroit is attempting to do justice for the Queen.
The Tribute so far for The Queen.
Aretha Franklin funeral in Detroit: What you need to know
4 days of events planned for Aretha Franklin in Detroit
By Ken Haddad
Posted: 1:34 PM, August 24, 2018
Updated: 1:34 PM, August 24, 2018
Here’s the plan for Aretha Franklin’s funeral in Detroit:
Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 28 and Aug. 29: Public visitations
Visitation: Franklin’s body will lie in repose at the Charles H. Wright Museum for African American History. The viewing will be open to the public on both days.
The museum will open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on both days.
Where: 315 E Warren Ave, Detroit, MI 48201
Local 4 will have live coverage of the visitation on Tuesday and Wednesday both on-air and on ClickOnDetroit.com. Jason Carr will provide live updates from the visitation on Tuesday.
Thursday, Aug. 30: Additional visitation, tribute concert
Third visitation day: The funeral home announced there will be an additional day of viewing Aug. 30 from noon to 4 p.m. at New Bethel Baptist Church. Where: 8430 Linwood St, Detroit, MI 48206
Tribute concert at Chene Park: A musical tribute for the late Aretha Franklin will be held Aug. 30 at Chene Park in Detroit, organizers announced. The event will be free, officials said. It is scheduled for the evening. Performers and details for ticketing are still being finalized.
Local 4 will air a special on Aretha Franklin Thursday night at 8 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 31: Funeral service in Detroit
When: 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018
Where: Greater Grace Temple, 23500 W Seven Mile Rd, Detroit, MI 48219
Who’s performing: An all-star lineup that includes Stevie Wonder, Faith Hill, Jennifer Hudson, Fantasia, Shirley Caesar and many more will perform at Aretha Franklin’s funeral on Friday morning.
Also slated to perform are Ron Isley, Chaka Khan, Yolanda Adams, Jennifer Holliday and Aretha Franklin’s son, Edward Franklin.
Who’s speaking: Former President Bill Clinton, Smokey Robinson, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Cicely Tyson will be among the speakers.
Franklin’s rep, Gwendolyn Quinn, says other speakers will include former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, music mogul Clive Davis, the Rev. Al Sharpton, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Bishop T.D. Jakes.
Clinton and the Queen of Soul were longtime friends. She sang at both of his inaugurations. Robinson and Franklin grew up together in Detroit.
The service will reflect Franklin’s strong gospel roots. Among the gospel stars performing will be Marvin Sapp and Vanessa Bell Armstrong. The Aretha Franklin Choir and the Aretha Franklin Celebration Choir are also on the program.
Tickets: The event will be open to the public. Tickets are required for admission and will be available online through Ticketmaster beginning Monday at 10:00 a.m. Guests are allowed a maximum of two tickets. The tickets are free.
The Associated Press will livestream her invite-only funeral service Friday starting at 10 AM ET, with news outlets around the globe expected to pick up the coverage. BET said Thursday that it will have commercial-free live coverage of the funeral on TV and online, starting at 10 AM ET. ABC News Live, ABC News’ 24-hour news channel, also will have live coverage beginning at 10 AM. Bounce also will televise the service, and its Scripps sibling Brown Sugar will livestream it.
Local Detroit TV stations also will have live coverage, and national cable news outlets CNN, Fox News and MSNBC will air portions of the service from the Motor City’s Greater Grace Temple, the same church where Franklin sang at Rosa Parks’ funeral in 2005.
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Wow an 8 hour Homegoing that will last an ETERNITY.
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The Most Unapologetically Black Moments At Aretha Franklin’s Funeral
Posted 8 hours ago
Written By NewsOne Staff
Now that is what you call a homegoing. Aretha Franklin‘s funeral was yesterday at Detroit’s Greater Grace Temple and for over 8 hours, the service took over the country. From television to social media, no matter who you were, you had to take a minute to sit down and take in the Queen of Soul’s final bow.
The funeral included former President Bill Clinton, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Louis Farrakhan, Rev. Al Sharpton, Hillary Clinton, Clark Sisters, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson, Fantasia, Faith Hill, Shirley Caesar, Chaka Khan and more.
There were several classic moments that let you Aretha Franklin truly, and unapologetically, never forgot her roots.
Check out the Blackest moments from Aretha’s funeral below:
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Ms Tyson & Paul Lawrence Dunbar. She took my BREATH AWAY.
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Rikyrah, thank you so much for this post and all the content. I’m in route back home in a few hours. Can’t wait to read through this tomorrow.
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This was a glorious Homegoing.
Thank you, Ms. Aretha Louise Franklin.
For everything.
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LOVE
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when the funeral started, I put a roast on in the slow cooker….
it has less than an hour to go…LOL
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Love’s in Need of Love Today
Stevie Wonder
Good morn or evening friends
Here’s your friendly announcer
I have serious news to pass on to everybody
What I’m about to say
Could mean the world’s disaster
Could change your joy and laughter to tears and pain
It’s that
Love’s in need of love today
Don’t delay
Send yours in right away
Hate’s goin’ round
Breaking many hearts
Stop it please
Before it’s gone too far
The force of evil plans
To make you its possession
And it will if we let it
Destroy ev-er-y-body
We all must take
Precautionary measures
If love and please you treasure
Then you’ll hear me when I say
Oh that
Love’s in need of love today
Don’t delay
Send yours in right away
Hate’s goin’ round
Breaking many hearts
Stop it please
Before it’s gone too far
Gone too far
People you know that
Love’s in need of love today
Love’s in need of love today
Don’t delay
Don’t de-lay
Send yours in right away
Right a-way
You know that hate’s
Hate’s
Hate’s goin’ round
Hate’s goin’ round
Breaking many hearts
Break-ing hearts
Stop stop it please
Before it’s gone too far
Gone too far
It’s up to you cause
Love’s in need of love today
Love’s in need of love today
Don’t delay
Don’t de-lay
Send yours in right away
Right a-way
You know that hate’s
Hate’s
Hate’s goin’ round
Hate’s goin’ round
Breaking hate’s tried to break my heart many times
Break-ing hearts
Don’t, you’ve got to stop it please
Stop it please
Before before before
Gone too far
Love’s in need of love today
Love’s in need of love today
Don’t delay
Don’t de-lay
Send yours in right away
Right a-way
You know that hate’s goin’ around
Hate’s goin’
Hate’s going around
Hate’s going around
Round break-ing hearts
And it tried to break up many hearts
You’ve got to I’ve got to They’ve got to
Stop it please
We’ve got to They’ve got to We’ve got to
Stop it before it’s gone too far
Too far
Love’s love’s in need of love
Love’s in need of love
Did you ever think that love would be in need of love today
To-day don’t
Don’t delay
De-lay
Send yours in right away
Right a-way
Hate’s hate’s
Hate’s goin’ round
Bring it down a little love is very peaceful
So bring it down a little
Stop it please
Gone too far
Love’s in need
Of love today
Don’t delay
Right away awaaaay
Love’s in need
Of love today
Don’t delay
Right away awaaaay
Hate’s goin round
Breaking hearts
Well, please stop it
Uw L-O-V-E love Oh, L-O-V-E love
Love’s in need
Of love today
Don’t delay
Right away
Just give the world love
Songwriters: Stevie Wonder
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That Jasper ass MOFO spewed some shit at Aretha’s funeral. Lord, why didn’t somebody get up on that pulpit and slack the absolute FUCK out of him?
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Stevie bringing the Holy Ghost with a harmonica!
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Oh Stevie
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BWA HA HA HA HA AH HA
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when a preacher begins off singing…LOL
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Thank ya’. I was sitting there smdh. My mama would have slapped the black off my behind.
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Jennifer Hudson and Amazing Grace :)
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LOL
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Mary, don’t you weep!!
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Yolanda Adams!!
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Gorgeous lady.
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Mama Cicely!
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PRECIOUS LORD!!
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FANTASIA….
OUT HER SHOES!!
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OMG! I luvs my peoples!!!
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RON ISLEY SINGING HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW.
I’m done.
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LOL!
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CHAKA!!
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The fact this minister said “RUTS” instead of “Roots” >> I love me an old school country preacher! #ArethaHomegoing
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This outfit is perfection
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Only Aretha could get Bill Clinton, Jesse Jackson, and Al Sharpton sitting with Louis Farrakhan #ArethaHomegoing
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LOL
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LOL
I know that’s right.
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HOW I GOT OVER!!
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Come with it, Pastor!!
TELL IT, Ms. Ceasar!!!
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We still gotta get through Fantasia, Yolanda Adams, Jennifer Hudson, Shirley Caesar, Chaka Khan, and Jennifer Holliday. #ArethaHomegoing
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She was always OURS.
– Eric Holder
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We can go from throw down gospel to Ave Maria…yes, that’s how we roll.
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The QUEEN is celebrated today! 🙌🏽
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Rikyrah, you always bring it. Thank you so much!
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Love this.
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The voice of all the generations that heard her and many, many to come because she is real.
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Your singing is so needed in today’s musical world. But it was time for you to be free. I’ll miss you in the world Aretha. I feel like I’m losing an old friend. Thanks for coming.
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All HAIL the Queen.👸
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