Aretha Franklin’s legacy deserves renewed recognition during Women’s History Month as her birthday falls on March 25.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In addition to being a maternal figure to Hudson, the Memphis-born icon has long been the Queen of Soul to music lovers around the ...

Aretha Franklin, born March 25, 1942, left an indelible mark on music, culture, and civil rights. Her voice—powerful, passionate, and unmistakable—redefined soul music and became a rallying cry for ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) This isn’t the first time I’ve written about Aretha Franklin—and I doubt it’ll be the last. With a career as monumental and emotionally layered as hers, every return to her ...