Aretha Franklin To Be Awarded Posthumous Pulitzer Prize
Bella Breakdown Aretha Franklin may have passed away this past August, but the R&B legend is still making history. The late Detroit-native has been honored with a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for her “indelible contribution to American music and culture for more than five decades.” With her win, Franklin has become the first individual woman to win the special Pulitzer citation first awarded in 1930. “Aretha is blessed and highly favored even in death. She’s continued to receive multiple awards – she’s received almost every award imaginable and now to get the Pulitzer Prize, it’s just amazing,” Franklin’s niece, Sabrina...
Aretha Franklin Dies At 76
Bella Breakdown It was reported on Thursday morning, August 16th that Aretha Franklin passed away at her home in Detroit. Aretha was admitted to the hospital on Sunday evening of August 12th, and was reportedly gravely ill. It seemed to be only a matter of time until we lost the “Queen of Soul”. Aretha led a revolutionary career. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee and grew up singing gospel at her church. It was clear from a very young age that Aretha and her voice would be taking the world by storm. Aretha signed with Columbia records when she...
