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Home • Red Carpet

Red Carpet: Alicia Keys Hosts 8th Annual Black Ball

The songstress held her annual celeb-studded gala for charity.
Alicia Keys Hosts Black Ball
Alicia Keys Swizz Beatz 2011 Black Ball
By Essence · Updated October 28, 2020
Alicia Keys brought out her most influential celebrity friends to help raise funds for her 8th annual Black Ball to benefit her Keep a Child Alive Foundation.

Keys raised a reported $401, 500 for her foundation’s HIV/AIDS efforts in Africa and India, thanks to auctions that included two of her own gold racelets (auctioned for $14,000 each) and a lifetime membership to all Donald Trump’s golf properties (valued at $180,000).

The evening included performances by Keys, Usher, Black Eyed Peas, and newcomer, Gary Clark Jr.

Take a look at who was there to help Keys and Keep a Child Alive raise awareness.