Aretha Franklin, The Queen of Soul, is the voice of the African Diaspora. Independent of her shining career of hits, she has the singular ability to create mind-bending, transcendent events with her ...

National Geographic’s forthcoming Aretha Franklin biopic is set for a multi-city world premiere this week, and of course it would be remiss to not include Franklin’s hometown. National Geographic’s ...

Debuting this Sunday on National Geographic, Genius: Aretha looks at the Queen of Soul's life through the lens of a television biopic. Aretha Franklin Shines In, And Despite, The New Miniseries, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. National Geographic has found its Aretha Franklin for its upcoming season of "Genius" about the Queen of Soul: Cynthia Erivo has ...

When she started preparing for the National Geographic series “Genius: Aretha,” showrunner Suzan-Lori Parks did what one often does before tackling a biographical project: She crammed. Her approach ...

Tony-, Emmy- and Grammy-winning actress Cynthia Erivo is going from playing a freedom fighter (“ Harriet ”) to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, in the next installment of National Geographic ’s ...

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To play Aretha Franklin in the National Geographic series “Genius: Aretha,” Cynthia Erivo immersed herself in documentaries, interviews and recordings. Perhaps every filmmaker feels like they have to ...

"What you're doing is just. Never question that." National Geographic has unveiled a full trailer for their latest "Genius" offering called Genius: MLK/X, arriving for streaming at the start of ...

The critically acclaimed National Geographic anthology series “Genius” has explored the lives of innovators such as Einstein, Picasso and Aretha Franklin. Now, Season 4 will tackle the intertwined ...