Little Richard, who passed away last weekend, will have a private funeral and burial at an Alabama historically black college next week.
Pastor Bill Minson, a friend of Little Richard, said the “Lucille” singer is actually an alumnus of the HBCU.
Little Richard died last Saturday, May 7th, after a battle with bone cancer.
He was battling for a good while, many years,” Alen told PEOPLE.
“With his exuberance, his creativity, and his refusal to be anything other than himself, Little Richard laid the foundation for generations of artists to follow, ” former FLOTUS Michelle Obama.
