NEW YORK — The late Aretha Franklin's family said Monday that it found an Atlanta pastor's eulogy delivered at the Queen of Soul's funeral last week to be offensive and distasteful. The eulogist, the ...

Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. doesn’t have any regrets about his highly criticized eulogy delivered at Aretha Franklin’s funeral on Friday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Suggested Reading Blue ...

ATLANTA (AP) — A fiery, old-school pastor who is under fire for saying black America is losing "its soul" at Aretha Franklin's funeral stands firm by his words with the hope critics can understand his ...

Only the best should be chosen to commemorate someone with as grand a title as “The Queen of Soul.” That’s why Aretha Franklin selected Rev. Jasper Williams Jr., 75, for the honor before passing away ...

The expansive funeral ceremony of Aretha Franklin on Friday was befitting of the Queen of Soul. But it wasn’t without controversy. There was a major backlash on social media to the funeral eulogy ...

ATLANTA — The Atlanta pastor who made waves for his social commentary during the Queen of Soul's marathon funeral, Friday, is not apologizing for what he said. Aretha Franklin herself hand picked Rev.

Atlanta – A fiery, old-school pastor who is under fire for saying black America is losing “its soul” at Aretha Franklin’s funeral stands firm by his words with the hopes that those critics can ...

The so-called Reverend Jasper Williams delivered a slap at Black America and an insult to Queen Aretha Franklin, the woman he purported to eulogize. He further insulted black single mothers, the ...

Jasper Williams Jr., pastor emeritus of Salem Bible Church in Atlanta, who is regarded as a pastor among pastors and embodies the flaming tradition of the black church, will deliver the eulogy at the ...

NEW YORK — The late Aretha Franklin's family said Monday that it found an Atlanta pastor's eulogy delivered at the Queen of Soul's funeral last week to be offensive and distasteful. The eulogist, the ...