Roger Ressmeyer/Corbis/VCG/Getty ; Charles Sykes/Invision/AP Aretha Franklin was the Queen of Soul, but she was also the matriarch of her sizable family, including her four sons: Clarence Franklin ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Aretha Franklin, known as the Queen of Soul, was more than just a singer—she was a storyteller, an activist, and a powerhouse whose voice transcended generations. With a career ...

To Jennifer Hudson, Aretha Franklin became much more than a music legend when the talk show host was preparing to play her ...

"Amazing Grace," the sixth installment of the eight-episode Genius: Aretha Franklin series, airs Tuesday on National Geographic Jen Juneau is a News and Movies Staff Writer at PEOPLE. She started ...