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Madonna Should Have Honored Aretha Franklin By Taking A Seat

Hopefully, this Aretha Franklin tribute will be the last “tribute” Madonna does to a person of color. Madonna, did you forget that you are not black?

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Andre Cymnone

Why Is Everyone So Scared Of Rock Music's Mixed-Race Roots?

The founder of the brilliant fyeahblackrockmusic Tumblr talks racial politics, Kelis, and . . . the Doobie Brothers?

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Watch: Aretha Franklin Nails Mashup Of "Rolling In The Deep" And "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"

Aretha recently took to David Letterman's stage and blew some minds out the back-door. Now that is a diva with a capital D.

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