Aretha deserved better

Whitney Alese
Sep 5, 2018 · 4 min read

Now that the funeral is over and the Queen has been laid to rest, its high time we have a talk, family.

Aretha deserved better than the funeral she was given. Sure, the tributes were heartfelt, the speeches were poignant, and the music (for the most part) was beautiful. But beautiful as parts of the almost 9-hour “funeral” (I would call it a spectacle more than a ceremony to say farewell to a legend) was, the majority of…

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Whitney Alese

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Freelance Writer, Social Media Consultant, Content Creator, Podcaster, Jesus follower, Afro enthusiast. Check out TheReclaimed.blogspot.com for more

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