2023 Exclusive: Aretha Franklin's Niece Cristal Franklin Touts Rolling Stone Honor, Global Legacy

Cristal Franklin, niece of the legendary Queen of Soul and Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient Aretha Franklin, discusses the incredible legacy of the global musical icon including Rolling Stone magazine's recent designation calling her the greatest of all singers. Cristal, who is working to keep Aretha Franklin's legacy alive, appeared for an interview on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, on "Sunday Nation with Bankole Thompson," which airs every Sunday from 1pm-2pm on MyTV38 WADL-Detroit, where she also shared some of her personal recollections of the Queen of Soul, and what the public still doesn't know about her. The Sunday public affairs program is hosted by Bankole Thompson, the distinguished and nationally renowned Black journalist, author and cultural critic, whose work is known for probing uncomfortable issues of race, freedom and justice. He is the executive dean and editor-in-chief of The PuLSE Institute, a prestigious national anti-poverty think tank, headquartered in Detroit, the nation’s largest African American city. Considered Detroit’s columnist of conscience, Thompson, is an opinion columnist at The Detroit News, where he writes a twice-a-week column on presidential politics, culture, diversity, leadership, equity and socioeconomic issues. His column appears on Mondays and Thursdays in the newspaper. He is Michigan’s leading Black opinion columnist, whose work pricks the conscience of the powerful. He is the host of "REDLINE with Bankole Thompson", a daily two-hour radio program on 910AM Super Station-Detroit, which is broadcast 11am-1pm weekdays, and is the most influential and only daily Black talk radio in the state with a focus on the issues affecting Black Michigan. 0 Comments