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Vincent Street wipes down the casket of legendary singer Aretha Franklin at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018. Franklin died Aug. 16, 2018 of pancreatic cancer at the age of 76. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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Robert Shamoun mops the floor of the rotunda near the casket of legendary singer Aretha Franklin at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018. Franklin died Aug. 16, 2018 of pancreatic cancer at the age of 76. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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Fans wait in line at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History where Aretha Franklin is lying in state, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Rich and Marta Balash, of Tucson, Ariz., take a selfie outside the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History during a public visitation for Aretha Franklin, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018 in Detroit. Franklin died Aug. 16, of pancreatic cancer at the age of 76. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Kids sign poster boards with the image of Aretha Franklin at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History during a public visitation for Franklin, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018 in Detroit. Franklin died Aug. 16, of pancreatic cancer at the age of 76. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Aretha Franklin homegoing also celebration of black culture

By Associated Press AP

PUBLISHED 2:02 PM ET May. 09, 2019

DETROIT (AP) — Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul, belonged to her God, her city and her community, and the cultural institutions she loved have been on full display in the celebration of her life leading up to her homegoing services on Friday.

More than two dozen ministers, performers both secular and gospel, along with black entertainers, athletes and civil rights activists make up a who's who list of black America that will pay tribute to Franklin in a marathon service scheduled to last at least five hours.

The institutions she loved so much, including the black church, her sorority and civil rights, have been on full display. Her funeral Friday features elements from these areas of black life, and will be a final balm from Franklin to those who mourn her.