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Home • 2014 ESSENCE Festival

#7: All Hail the Queen

Relationships editor Charli Penn nearly lost it when she got a chance to interview Aretha Franklin.
#7: All Hail the Queen
Charli Penn
By Essence · Updated October 27, 2020
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Relationships editor Charli Penn nearly lost it when she got a chance to interview Aretha Franklin.