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More than ‘respect’: Bill introduced to give Aretha Congressional accolades

Lawmakers are moving to give the Queen of Soul a posthumous honor to add to the long list


By Ny MaGee -
August 21, 2018




On Tuesday, a group of lawmakers introduced legislation to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to Aretha Franklin for her contribution to arts and culture.

The Congressional Gold Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom are the highest civilian honors in the U.S. government, RollCall.com noted.space“> The last entertainer to be honored was Frank Sinatra in 1997.

Franklin, who died August 16 at age 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, is no stranger to such high regard for her work. In 1994 she was given a Kennedy Center Honor; has received NAACP Image, Hall of Fame and Vanguard Awards; and 18 Grammy awards, plus 26 nominations.

Full article: https://thegrio.com/2018/08/21/aretha-franklin-congressional-gold-medal/

All hail the Queen!