The family of Aretha Franklin denounced Rev. Jasper Williams Jr.’s eulogy at the late singer’s funeral as “offensive and distasteful.”
Williams Jr. delivered a nearly 50-minute eulogy at Franklin’s service last Friday, causing an uproar on social media with comments about the Black Lives Matter movement, black-on-black crime and the roles of black men and women.
Franklin’s nephew, Vaughn Franklin, issued a statement condemning Williams Jr.’s remarks on behalf of the family, saying, “Rev. Jasper Williams spent more than 50 minutes speaking and at no time...
Williams Jr. delivered a nearly 50-minute eulogy at Franklin’s service last Friday, causing an uproar on social media with comments about the Black Lives Matter movement, black-on-black crime and the roles of black men and women.
Franklin’s nephew, Vaughn Franklin, issued a statement condemning Williams Jr.’s remarks on behalf of the family, saying, “Rev. Jasper Williams spent more than 50 minutes speaking and at no time...
- 9/4/2018
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
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