Rap-Up.com || Alicia Keys Speaks at Social Innovation Summit [Video]

Alicia Keys has been in the studio cooking up new music, but she took time out of her busy schedule to promote another one of her passions, philanthropy. The Grammy-winning singer was a guest speaker at the Social Innovation Summit at United Nations Plaza in New York City. She spoke about why she started her Keep a Child Alive foundation and how her trip to Africa in the early 2000s opened her eyes to the AIDS pandemic.

“It was human beings that I was meeting and seeing and coming in contact with and they were my age,” said Alicia. “They were five years younger than me and they had dealt with the most difficult, horrible circumstances and situations, and watched their parents just die and could do nothing about it because there was no way on Earth to access medicine.”

Hear her powerful words.

[Alicia Keys Media]

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10 Comments

DeeJay
June 1st, 2012 at 10:36 am
I saw this early today, it was great. Love AK, can’t wait for the album.

HATERS GO AWAY: THERE ALWAYS COMING!!

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Guess
June 1st, 2012 at 10:57 am
Such a heart. O/T, she’s so sex + her voice is sex.

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Jake
June 1st, 2012 at 1:28 pm
She’s beautiful, talented, a humanitarian and doesn’t resort to getting naked to remain relevant.

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Hip-Hop Fiend
June 1st, 2012 at 1:41 pm
I would cheat on my girl if with Alicia Keys and would not care if she found out.

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Mark
June 1st, 2012 at 1:53 pm
She’s very well spoken.

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Jodi
June 1st, 2012 at 6:54 pm
Alicia Keys has found her purpose in live by following her spirit. God has blessed her with musicially talent and she has soared as she help to save children and parents from death by AIDS.

God will continue to bless her.

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TheDreamer
June 1st, 2012 at 8:00 pm
I love Alicia. She’s talented, beautiful and does amazing philanthropy work. Can’t wait to hear new music from her!

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Karen
June 1st, 2012 at 8:07 pm
I love Alicia’s commitment to the Aids cure. She seemed genuinely touched by what she saw in Africa and she chose not to just ignore it. Not many people would have taken on what she did and I have much respect for her for that reason. I wish her only the best.

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Sonya
June 1st, 2012 at 9:10 pm
Alicia is Love. Anyone even thinking about hating on her should be ashamed.

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