With family roots in Mississippi, the late singer Aretha Franklin and the Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. were born in Memphis, living on the same block as kids. "My uncle, my father, and Franklin's family ...

With family roots in Mississippi, the late singer Aretha Franklin and Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. were born in Memphis, living on the same block as kids. "My uncle, my father, and Franklin's family lived ...

The Rev. Jasper W. Williams Jr., senior pastor of Salem Bible Church, will observe his 50th anniversary in the pulpit of the Atlanta church at 5 p.m. Sunday. The anniversary service will be held at ...

ATLANTA - The pastor from Atlanta who preached the eulogy at the funeral of Aretha Franklin has come under a cloud of controversy, after his sermon touched on topics ranging from Black Lives Matter, ...

It was a sermon few heard, but one everyone was talking about. "Old-school eulogy at Aretha Franklin funeral ignites wrath," headlined ABC News. "Uproar over pastor's fiery eulogy at Franklin funeral, ...