Young People Are Wrecked Over the Death of Aretha Franklin Too

08.16.18
Young People Are Wrecked Over the Death of Aretha Franklin Too (Aretha Franklin performing at President Obama's inauguration. Photo by Cecilio Ricardo, U.S. Air Force, via Wikimedia Commons )
[caption id="attachment_34944" align="alignnone" width="750"]Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin performing at President Obama's inauguration. Photo by Cecilio Ricardo, U.S. Air Force, via Wikimedia Commons
[/caption] Young people from Little Miss Flint to singers and beyond are paying tribute to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, since her death was announced this morning. Here's a snapshot of what they're saying about the icon on social media. https://twitter.com/LittleMissFlint/status/1030093099509395459 https://twitter.com/EchoesFromAbove/status/1030098667473125376 https://twitter.com/LiliKjazz/status/1030102442095124480 https://twitter.com/TheRickyDavila/status/1030097128423604224 https://twitter.com/urfaveactivist/status/1030096424699142144 https://twitter.com/meanhattan/status/1030101750936727553 https://twitter.com/JamaicanVibe/status/1030095484176748544 https://twitter.com/graceboogie/status/1030095287409303554 https://twitter.com/MsSmartie2u/status/1030093564192194560 https://twitter.com/_autumnalexis/status/1030096353362411520 https://twitter.com/Peter_Bukowski/status/1030104792834695173 https://twitter.com/Adore_dess/status/1030117161904340996 https://twitter.com/____hayis/status/1030118174501548032 Also: It's never too late to discover Aretha. https://twitter.com/SakriiTerry/status/1030104432988573698 https://twitter.com/2KADIL/status/1030112935883034629 https://twitter.com/Tayaf__/status/1030118350150619137
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