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Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Tina Turner Sells Music Rights to BMG
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Detroit Post Office Renamed in Honor of Aretha Franklin
Over her long and illustrious career, she earned more than a little, winning 18 Grammy Awards, selling more than 75 million albums and acquiring the nickname "Queen of Soul" before her death from pancreatic cancer in 2018 at age 76.
Monday Detroit announced that the former Fox Creek post office located about five miles east of downtown — not far from a concert amphitheater on the Detroit River that also is named for Franklin — will now be known as the “Aretha Franklin Post Office Building."
“Her legacy lives on in her music, in her family. But we have added to that list of her legacy: A post office with her name on it,” said U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence, a Michigan Democrat and longtime postal service worker, who was friends with Franklin and introduced the bill in Congress that resulted in the name change.
“Sometimes people wonder if Congress can come together,” the Lawrence continued. “Congress can come together when it comes to standing up and recognizing this amazing person.”Aretha Franklin backs Brenda Lawrence for Congress in tomorrow's August 5th primary for Congress! R.E.S.P.E.C.T. : ) pic.twitter.com/1JYmW5GNoG
— Brenda Lawrence (@BrendaLLawrence) August 5, 2014
Bubba Wallace Becomes Second Black Driver to Win NASCAR Cup Series
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“This is for all the kids out there that want to have an opportunity and whatever they want to achieve, and be the best at what they want to do,” an emotional Wallace said following the win. “You’re going to go through a lot of (BS). But you always got to stick true to your path and not let the nonsense get to you. Stay strong. Stay humble. Stay hungry. Been plenty of times when I wanted to give up."
'@BubbaWallace is the second Black driver to win in the @NASCAR Cup Series, and the first to do so since 1963 with Wendell Scott.
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) October 4, 2021
Hear from the @23XIRacing driver after the historic win. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/fKTvclLeGh
The 27-year-old Alabama native, driving the 23XI Racing team's No. 23 Toyota — a car number picked for him as its first driver by majority owner Michael Jordan — led for the last five laps of the race after driving through a wreck to take the lead before the race was officially called with dusk approaching and 104 of 188 laps complete.
It was the first victory by a black driver 1963 at NASCAR's elite Cup level since 1963 when Wendell Scott — whose life served as inspiration for comedian Richard Pryor's "Greased Lightning" racing epic —accomplished the feat only to have NASCAR deny him the official victory for months. His family was just recently presented with his trophy from that race.
"I'm so happy for Bubba and our entire 23XI Racing team. This is a huge milestone and a historic win for us," Jordan, who started 23XI Racing alongside NASCAR legend Denny Hamlin in 2020 said in a statement posted to the team's Twitter account. "From the day we signed him, I knew Bubba had the talent to win and Denny and I could not be more proud of him. Let's go!"