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On this day back in 2014, Aretha recieved her honorary doctrate from Harvard University 🎓 What, like it's hard? 📸: Getty Images #ArethaFranklin #QueenofSoul #HarvardUniversity

"...[Aretha's] allyship has not been forgotten by her LGBTQ+ fans. ['Respect'] became anthemic in its time for anyone demanding a little respect, which included Black people fighting for their civil rights and any oppressed group ready to be heard." -Yahoo News 📸: Getty Images

Celebrating 53 years of AMAZING GRACE, Aretha's live gospel album ⛪ Revisit the album today: aretha.lnk.to/AmazingGrace 📸: Getty Images #ArethaFranklin #QueenofSoul

“Chain of Fools” is one of Aretha Franklin’s most iconic hits, released in 1967 during her breakthrough era at Atlantic Records. The song blends gospel-rooted vocals with a gritty, bluesy groove, capturing the pain and power of someone caught in a cycle of heartbreak.

IT WON'T BE LONG! Check out the full 1964 performance of "Won't be Long" here: aretha.lnk.to/WontBeLong #ArethaFranklin #QueenofSoul

Throwing it back to season 4 of Rupaul's Drag Race when Kenya Michaels (@kenyamichaels) and Latrice Royale (@latriceroyale) performed a lipsync to "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" Which Aretha song would you like to see performed on Drag Race?

Celebrating Juneteenth today. Keep fighting for your peace. 📸: Getty Images

Released in 1991, WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU SWEAT marked Aretha's return to a more contemporary R&B and new jack swing sound. Featuring production from hitmakers like Narada Michael Walden and Burt Bacharach, the album aimed to blend her legendary vocals with early 90s grooves.

"HEY NOW HEY was anything but formulaic... There’s a looseness that is rarely felt on Franklin LPs, which are usually closely regulated even as they make room for her daredevil, improvisatory vocal runs." - Rolling Stone On this day in 1973, HEY NOW HEY was released!

Back in June of '92, the Queen of Soul took the stage at the Hampton Jazz Festival in Virginia! 📸: Getty Images

Planning your ultimate Independence day cookout? Let Aretha help you with her not-so-secret BBQ tip 🤫 📸: Getty Images #ArethaFranklin #Summer #QueenofSoul

Trends come and go, but Aretha's style is timeless 💋 Which of these summer styles is your favorite? Comment below. 📸: Getty Images #ArethaFranklin #Summer #QueenofSoul

Shoutout Professor Roberts at Amherst College for teaching a new generation about the Queen of Soul with the enthusiasm she deserves! Video courtesy of @amherstcollege on Tik Tok. #ArethaFranklin #QueenofSoul

Celebrating 42 years of GET IT RIGHT by Aretha today! This was Aretha's second record to be produced by the legendary Luther Vandross, who also produced her previous record JUMP TO IT, which was released the year before. Revisit the record today! aretha.lnk.to/GetItRight

Session musician David Hood recounting his experience recording with the Queen of Soul in Muscle Shoals, Alabama 🎺 #ArethaFranklin #QueenofSoul

"Follow your own heart and your own path" 💋 🎥: Aretha on THE VIEW back in 2008! #ArethaFranklin #TheView #QueenofSoul

Check out these tees and many more at the official Aretha Franklin merch shop, link in bio! #ArethaFranklin #QueenofSoul

Aretha on the Merv Griffin show this week in '83! THis was not Aretha's first time appearing on the show, check out her performance of "Do Right Woman" from her appearance in 1967 here: youtube.com/watch?v=N1MW6x… 📸: Getty Images