Motor City heartbroken, yet proud of Aretha
When Aretha Franklin's death was announced over the PA system, glass maker Maurice Black says grief was so great at his Detroit auto plant that supervisors briefly shut the line. "The look on everybody's face. It was just shocking," the 53-year-old told AFP outside Detroit's New Bethel Baptist Church, where the music icon kicked off her storied career singing gospel as a child. "Hearts were heavy, people were like trying to get themselves together, so the supervisor was like go to the bathroom," he said. "Too many people were going to the ...
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