Date 04/09/2018 - News People
(CNN) Aretha Franklin's family has condemned comments made during the singer's eulogy last week as "offensive and distasteful." Family, friends, musicians and religious and political leaders attended the "celebration of life" service, which was also live-streamed, with portions broadcast by major networks. In his eulogy, Williams spoke on the state of black America, saying it had lost its soul and that Franklin was calling on her race to turn its direction around. "If you choose to ask me today 'do Black Lives Matter?' let me answer like this: No, black lives do not matter.