Crusty Jasper Williams Fires Back at Critics

H. Michael Harvey
Sep 3, 2018 · 6 min read
Press gaggle getting ready Rev. Jasper Williams post eulogy press conference September 2, 2018 © 2018 Harold Michael Harvey

Rev. Jasper Williams, eulogist for both Rev. C. L. Franklin and his daughter Aretha Franklin fired back at critics two days after delivering a blistering call to arms to the Black community at the celebration of life services for Aretha.

“I was just telling the truth. We have lost our soul as a race,” Williams said one day after his eulogy of the Queen of Soul.

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H. Michael Harvey

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Harold Michael Harvey,author of Paper Puzzle and Justice in the Round,is an award winning journalist and political pundit.He has a B.S. and a JD degree.

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