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Aretha Franklin to play New Orleans' Essence Fest

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Queen of soul Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige, Stephanie Mills and Charlie Wilson are among entertainers set to perform at this summer's Essence Music Festival in New Orleans...
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NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 25: Aretha Franklin and longtime friend Willie Wilkerson arrive at Aretha Franklin’s Birthday Dinner at Park Lane Hotel on March 25, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Monica Morgan/WireImage)

Aretha proves marriage is possible at any age

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TheGrio LIFE&STYLE -- Aretha Franklin has found love at 69 years of age and I think in doing so, the Queen of Soul teaches all of us "never married" sisters and those starting over again at any age that love is always possible...
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Widely accepted as the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, daughter of celebrated preacher C.L. Franklin, crushed barriers in the secular and gospel worlds, not to mention between “black” and “white” music. One of the most celebrated recording artists in American history, Franklin, who has amassed 18 Grammys and 20 number one singles, is the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Although her notoriety has come from secular music, her gospel roots are readily acknowledged. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)

Aretha Franklin talks of her dream wedding, fiance

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NEW YORK (AP) - Now that the Queen of Soul has found her king, she's focusing on the key details of her upcoming wedding, including the place, the entertainment and, most important, the dress...
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Aretha Franklin engaged to longtime friend 'Willie'

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NEW YORK (AP) - Aretha Franklin is engaged to longtime friend William "Willie" Wilkerson...
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Slideshow: Black stars declared 'dead' by Twitter

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SLIDESHOW - Celebrities are often incorrectly declared dead by Twitter. The latest victim: rocker Jon Bon Jovi...
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For Herman Cain, the campaign all but over

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ATLANTA (AP) - Herman Cain is still campaigning for president. But by most measures, his White House bid is all but over...
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2) ESCALATING HIV/AIDS RATE – By 2002, it was increasingly clear that HIV/AIDS was a dominant health threat to African Americans, especially to growing numbers of black women. Throughout the 2000s, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) issued statistics revealing HIV infection rates trending highest among African Americans. According to the Minority Nurse Newsletter (Fall 2003), African Americans accounted for half of all new reported HIV infections in 2001. Black women specifically accounted for almost 64 percent of all new infections among women in 2001. In 2004, according to the CDC, HIV infection was the leading cause of death for black women, ages 25-34.High contraction rates through heterosexual interaction among African American women pointed to bisexuality among African American men, helping fuel the down-low hysteria of seemingly “straight” African American men sleeping with both men and women. J.L. King’s 2004 memoir On the Down Low addressed this issue, even earning the author an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Organizations such as the L.A.-based Black AIDS Institute and The Balm in Gilead, which black churches, as well as books like Not in My Family, featuring HIV/AIDS-related essays from a cross-section of black America, and African American radio leaders like Radio One continue to raise awareness about the devastation of HIV/AIDS in the African American community.

Blacks targeted? Top AIDS conspiracy theories

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NEWS ONE - As far as some African-Americans are concerned there is significant possibility that there is a conspiracy behind the spread of HIV/AIDS in the black community...
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Maryland siblings accused of robbing bank

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Police in Maryland arrested a pair of siblings accused of holding up an M&T bank on the same block as their home...
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Aretha Franklin honored in Cleveland tribute

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CLEVELAND (AP) - Franklin received a key to the city from Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson during the Saturday event and an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Case Western Reserve University...
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Slideshow: MLK honored at memorial dedication

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SLIDESHOW - On October 16th 2011, history is made again at the National Mall for the memorial dedication to civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr...
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