What Makes Aretha Franklin a Genius? Let Suzan-Lori Parks Explain
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The showrunner of “Genius: Aretha” explains why it’s so historic—and progressive—to call a Black woman like Franklin a “genius,” and how she approached telling a legend’s story.
When National Geographic selected the subjects for the first two seasons of its critically lauded Genius anthology series, there was a collective nodding in agreement: Yes, Albert
