Alicia Keys Raises $2.9 Million For Keep A Child Alive + Honors Oprah

 

Alicia Keys honored Oprah Winfrey, Angelique Kidjo and Padma Lakshmi for their philanthropic endeavors at her annual Black Ball. With the help of Stewart Rahr, the man who single-handedly revived Keys’ “Digital Death” campaign, Alicia raised over $2.9 million for Keep a Child Alive, a charity that assists those affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa and India.

Country icon Bonnie Raitt made Keys’ dream come true by performing her classic song “I Can’t Make You Love Me” as a duet. Jennifer Hudson and Brittan Howard of Alabama Shakes also performed with Alicia. Whoopi Goldberg emceed the event.