In 1972, Aretha Franklin performed “Mary, Don’t You Weep” with a gospel choir at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles. “We’re going to review the story of two sisters called Mary ...

When Aretha Franklin sought a second metro Detroit home ... creating many of her works in a backyard art studio, now a patio. Her subjects included Rosa Parks, Margaret Thatcher, Betty Ford ...

"Amazing Grace," the sixth installment of the eight-episode Genius: Aretha Franklin series, airs Tuesday on National Geographic Jen Juneau is a News and Movies Staff Writer at PEOPLE. She started ...