Antonique Smith Instagram – SURPRISE! 😍 I have the HONOR of playing the Queen Aretha Franklin’s mother, Barbara Franklin in the amazing limited series Genius: Aretha!!!! ☺️ Y’all know Aretha was one of my main influences so I’m so excited to be a part of her great legacy!!!! The show will begin airing THIS SUNDAY, March 21st. 2 episodes a night for 4 nights straight on Nat Geo. It also goes to Hulu the next day!! I promise you, you DO NOT want to miss this!!!!! You’ll see incredible performances and learn about everything The Queen had to overcome to be the greatest!! And I get to show the world how much Aretha’s mother meant to her!!! ❤️❤️❤️ Starring Cynthia Erivo as Aretha and my bro Courtney B Vance as her father CL Franklin. Spread the word! 😘 #GeniusAretha #arethafranklin #goat