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FILE -
In this
Jan. 14,
2012,
file
photo,
singer
Aretha
Franklin
performs
during
the BET
Honors
at the
Warner
Theatre
in
Washington.
President
Donald
Trump
has
signed a
law that
names a
post
office
for
Aretha
Franklin,
who died
in 2018.
The post
office,
known as
Fox
Creek
Station,
is about
five
miles
east of
downtown
Detroit
on East
Jefferson
Avenue.
(AP
Photo/Jose
Luis
Magana,
File)
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Need
stamps
in
Detroit?
Go to
the
Aretha
post
office
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DETROIT
- The
Queen of
Soul
will
forever
be
remembered
at a
Detroit
post
office.
The
federal
administration
has
signed a
law that
names a
post
office
for
Aretha
Franklin,
who died
in 2018.
“No
matter
where
life
took
her,
Aretha
never
forgot
about
her
hometown
of
Detroit,”
said
U.S.
Rep.
Brenda
Lawrence,
a
Detroit-area
Democrat
who
sponsored
the
bill.
“Renaming
this
facility
after
her is a
small
gesture
of
gratitude
for her
countless
contributions
to
Detroit
and the
United
States.
The
post
office,
known as
Fox
Creek
Station,
is about
five
miles
east of
downtown
Detroit
on East
Jefferson
Avenue.
It’s not
far from
a
concert
amphitheater
on the
Detroit
River
that’s
also
named
for
Franklin.
Many
supporters
hope the
Postal
Service
eventually
issues a
stamp to
honor
Franklin.
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