Aretha Franklin’s relationship with her family and husband are a key part of National Geographic’s “Genius: Aretha” series — including her father, Rev. C.L. Franklin, a Baptist minister and civil ...

The new biopic “Respect” runs through two decades of Aretha Franklin’s life in 2½ hours, starting at age 9 and culminating with her back-to-the-roots gospel project “Amazing Grace.” The film, starring ...

While National Geographic’s latest iteration of its Genius series centers on the life of Aretha Franklin, the four-night event also tells the stories of many important figures in the singer’s inner ...

Rev. Dwight Andrews discusses C.L. Franklin and what Black preaching is. "I listen to C.L. Franklin still to this very day, because of his skill at the preaching exercise." Rev. Dwight Andrews ...

Courtney B. Vance got his start in the theater, with a breakout role in the August Wilson play 'Fences' on Broadway. We talk about his origin story and his recent roles as Aretha Franklin's father, ...