Marva Whitney "Homegoing Celebration" review by James Fussell

Even in death, “Soul Sister No. 1” still knows how to have a party. On Saturday, several hundred people — including a friend who flew more than 6,000 miles from Japan — gathered to remember the life of soul singer Marva Whitney in a boisterous, spirit-filled “Homegoing Celebration” at Memorial Missionary Baptist Church in Kansas City.

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