Et soudain, une fresque en chemin m’Aretha… by Jeanne Menjoulet

“Aretha is a gift from God. When it comes to expressing yourself through song, there is no one who can touch her. She is the reason why women want to sing. Aretha has everything – the power, the technique. She is honest with everything she says.”
-Mary J. Blige

I almost never feature photos from outside Michigan here, and I’ve never gone this far for one but please hang with me here!! Jeanne took this photo of a mural by Citra Arm Crew on rue Ordener in Paris just two weeks after the August 16, 2018 passing of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. It’s such an incredible testament to the powerful legacy of one of Michigan and the entire nation’s most famous ambassadors.

See more in Jeanne’s Street Art in Paris album on Flickr.

Read the post about Franklin’s passing & check out Aretha at the top of her game at Cobo Hall in 1968.