Aretha Franklin‘s eight-hour funeral in Detroit on Friday celebrated the life of the soul legend in A-list style, complete with a parade of pink Cadillacs and musical tributes from stars like Ariana Grande and Stevie Wonder. However, controversy erupted when Bishop Charles H. Ellis III, who was officiating the service, brought Grande onstage to perform…
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have had no shortage of adorable moments—either before or after their royal wedding for the ages. Case in point: That time recently when Harry, ever so gallantly, stepped in in the nick of time to save Markle from a topple. It’s honestly all a bit much sometimes, but just to…
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After the Most Reverend Michael Curry, the first black bishop of the Episcopal Church, shook up the otherwise pretty traditional royal wedding with his 14-minute sermon last Saturday, many wondered how the majority British guest list—not to mention the buttoned-up royal family—felt about it. According to Curry himself, however, not only was his sermon approved…
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Months of anticipation culminated with the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Windsor on Saturday. There was much discussion regarding whether Meghan, an American-born biracial actress, would honor her African-American heritage during the festivities. It was impossible to escape conversations about race and the royal family as Prince Harry and Meghan’s marriage…
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