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Family of Aretha Franklin responds to controversial eulogy

Aretha Franklin's family says the controversial eulogy delivered by Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. of Atlanta at the queen of soul's funeral was "offensive and distasteful." He was criticized for his address that took aim at the Black Lives Matter movement and suggested single black mothers could not properly raise sons.
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