The other night while I was scrolling through the television schedule, I noticed a movie was on that I had watched years ago. I remember going to see it at the
Pippi Longstocking, A Musical Pippi Longstocking, the high-spirited heroine who has inspired generations around the world, is now making her Humboldt debut for the holidays.
starting next hour in detroit, a musical, prayerful memory-filled celebration of the life of aretha franklin. and my colleague fredricka whitfield is there. ana, this is a service fit for a queen, indeed, from the pink cadillacs, the parade of punk cadillacs were coming in on the streets to the a-list lineup on the stage of the greater grace temple behind me here. among the 19 scheduled performers, stevie wonder, ariana grande and jennifer hudson. speakers including former president bill clinton, smokey robinson and jesse jackson so this event is set to last at least five hours long. but if you recall the rosa parks funeral that took place at this very church in detroit years ago, that lasted upwards of seven to eight hours long. an incredible lineup of speakers, of performers.