Black Quote by Aretha Franklin

“We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It's our basic human right.”

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I love the Ritz.

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I sing, and the musicians kind of fit things around me.

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Forever, forever, you'll stay in my heart and I will love you. Forever, forever, we never will part. Oh, how I love you.

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I just loved working with George Benson, whom I very much enjoy musically and as a person.

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I sing to the realists, people who accept it like it is. I express problems. There are tears when it's sad and smiles when…

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