DETROIT – Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence (MI-14) introduced legislation Friday renaming the post office located at 12711 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit after the late national recording artist and Detroiter Aretha Franklin.
Signed by every member of the Michigan Congressional Delegation, the official name of the post office would become the Aretha Franklin Post Office Building.
“It is my pleasure to honor this mega talent and my good friend Aretha Franklin in this manner,” said Lawrence. “After renaming Chene Park to the Aretha Franklin Amphitheater, I felt additional accolades were necessary on the federal level to extend her legacy. This is the contribution from all of us in the Michigan Delegation to that legacy.”
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