Aretha Franklin Will Have a Public Memorial
Plans are being made for a public memorial for Aretha Franklin. Although no date has been set, Franklin’s family has set the Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History in…

NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 19: Aretha Franklin performs onstage during the “Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives” Premiere Concert during the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival at Radio City Music Hall on April 19, 2017 in New York City.
Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty ImagesPlans are being made for a public memorial for Aretha Franklin. Although no date has been set, Franklin's family has set the Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History in Detroit as the location for the memorial. The casket will be open for fans to pay their respects to the Queen of Soul. Franklin died on Thursday losing her battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 76-years-old. Have you ever traveled somewhere to pay tribute to a celebrity who passed away?