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A Natural Woman: Aretha Franklin, the singer known as the Queen of Soul, has died at the age of Here are photos from throughout Franklin’s music and her activism made her a revolutionary force in both and For many of her fans, though, her appeal lies in a deeply personal sense of transcendence. Hannah Giorgis unpacks

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