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'Genius' Gets To The Heart Of Who Aretha Franklin Was

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ESSENCE co-hosted a special virtual screening of the upcoming National Geographic series Genius: Aretha starring Cynthia Erivo as the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin.

As part of the event, attendees got an early look at the first episode of the anthology and were treated to a pre-show performance by c-Live of the Clive Davis Institute at Tisch School of the Arts/NYU and the Detroit Youth All-Star Choir.

There was also a surprise appearance by Antonique Smith who plays Franklin’s mother. Following the exclusive screening, Erivo gave a resounding performance from the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, not unlike those she delivers throughout the series.A post shared by Parnell Damone Marcano (@pdmarcano)We’re first introduced to Aretha’s story.

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