Editing Stevie Wonder (section)

== Personal life ==
=== Marriages and children ===
Wonder has been married three times. He was married to Motown singer-songwriter and frequent collaborator [[Syreeta Wright]] from 1970 until their amicable divorce in 1972, after which their musical collaboration continued (she sang on 1995's ''Conversation Peace'').<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/jul/13/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries1|title=Obituary: Syreeta|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Dave|last=Laing|author-link=Dave Laing|date=July 13, 2004}}</ref> From 2001 until 2012, he was married to fashion designer Kai Millard.<ref name="Today-2005">{{cite news |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/stevie-wonders-birthday-present-baby-boy-wbna8120126 |title=Stevie Wonder's birthday present: a baby boy |access-date=June 4, 2007 |agency=Associated Press |date=June 15, 2005 |publisher=Today.com}}</ref> In October 2009, Wonder and Millard separated; Wonder filed for divorce in August 2012.<ref>{{cite news|first=Stephen M. |last=Silverman|url=https://people.com/celebrity/stevie-wonder-divorces-kai-morris/|title=Stevie Wonder Files for Divorce|date=August 3, 2012|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> In 2017, he married Tomeeka Bracy.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://people.com/music/stevie-wonder-weds-tomeeka-robyn-bracy/ |title=Stevie Wonder and Tomeeka Robyn Bracy Are Married — and Babyface Performed at the Lavish Wedding |first= Karen|last=Mizoguchi |author2= Melody Chiu|work=People|date=July 19, 2017 |language=en |access-date=May 9, 2022}}</ref>

Wonder has nine children with five women.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ulster|first1=Laurie|title=The Wonder of Stevie Wonder: 7 Fun Facts|url=http://www.biography.com/news/stevie-wonder-biography-facts|access-date=December 7, 2015|publisher=Biography.com|date=February 15, 2015}}</ref><ref name=People2024>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/all-about-stevie-wonder-kids-7501918#:~:text=Wonder%20first%20became%20a%20father,%2C%20Keita%2C%20before%20they%20split.|title=Stevie Wonder's 9 Children: All About His Sons and Daughters|magazine=People|first=Nicole|last=Briese|date=May 13, 2024|access-date=May 23, 2024}}</ref> Two were born to Yolanda Simmons, whom Wonder met when she applied for a job as secretary for his publishing company.<ref name=woman>''[[Woman's Own]]'' magazine, July 1978, pp. 65–68. Book extract from ''Stevie Wonder'' by Constanza Elsner, published by Everest.</ref> Simmons gave birth to Wonder's daughter Aisha Morris on February 2, 1975.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jacqueline |url=http://www.bvblackspin.com/2009/07/08/dr-boyce-did-stevie-wonders-daughter-attempt-suicide/ |title=Dr. Boyce: Did Stevie Wonder's Daughter Attempt Suicide? |publisher=BV Black Spin |date=July 8, 2009 |access-date=September 13, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.superseventies.com/sw_iwish.html |title='I Wish' – Stevie Wonder |via=Superseventies.com|first=Thomas|last=Ryan|work=American Hit Radio|publisher=Prima Entertainment|date=1996 |access-date=September 13, 2011}}</ref> After Aisha was born, Wonder said "she was the one thing that I needed in my life and in my music for a long time".<ref name="woman" /> Aisha was the inspiration for Wonder's hit single "Isn't She Lovely?" She is now a singer who has toured with her father and accompanied him on recordings, including his 2005 album ''[[A Time to Love (album)|A Time to Love]]''. Wonder and Simmons also had a son, Keita, in 1977.<ref name=CNN>{{cite news|title=Stevie Wonder Fast Facts|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/07/us/stevie-wonder-fast-facts/|access-date=December 7, 2015|publisher=CNN|date=May 11, 2015}}</ref>

In 1983, Wonder had a son named Mumtaz Morris with Melody McCulley.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stevie Wonder|url=https://www.biography.com/musician/stevie-wonder|access-date=May 22, 2019|work=Biography.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://lasvegasblackimage.com/2010/06/mumtaz-morris/ |title=Mumtaz Morris|work=Las Vegas Black Image|last=Bailey-Tureaud|first=Kimberly|date=June 17, 2010}}</ref> Wonder also has a daughter, Sophia, and a son, Kwame, with a woman whose identity has not been publicly disclosed.<ref name=CNN /> Wonder has two sons with second wife Kai Millard Morris. The elder is named Kailand, and he occasionally performs as a drummer on stage with his father.<ref name=People2024 /> The younger son, Mandla Kadjay Carl Stevland Morris, was born on May 13, 2005 (his father's 55th birthday).<ref name="Today-2005" />

Wonder's ninth child, his second with Tomeeka Robyn Bracy, was born in December 2014, amid rumors that he would be the father to triplets.<ref name=Marquina>{{cite magazine|first=Sierra |last=Marquina|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/stevie-wonder-welcomes-ninth-child-baby-girl-named-nia-20141712 |title=Stevie Wonder, 64, Welcomes Ninth Child, a Baby Girl Named Nia!|magazine=[[US Magazine]]|date=December 17, 2014}}</ref> This turned out not to be the case, and the couple named their new daughter Nia,<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/11/05/stevie-wonder-dad-baby-expecting-triplets-girlfriend/18531143/ |title=Stevie Wonder has ninth child on the way |first=Ann |last=Oldenburg|work=USA Today |date=November 5, 2014 |access-date=November 7, 2014}}</ref> meaning "purpose" (one of the seven principles of [[Kwanzaa]]).<ref name=Marquina />

=== Family and health ===
On May 31, 2006, Wonder's mother [[Lula Mae Hardaway]] died in Los Angeles at the age of 76.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/09/arts/music/09hardaway.html| title= Lula Mae Hardaway, 76, Stevie Wonder's Mother, Dies
|agency=Associated Press|date=June 9, 2006|work=The New York Times}}</ref> During his September 8, 2008, UK concert in Birmingham, he spoke of his decision to begin touring again following his loss: "I want to take all the pain that I feel and celebrate and turn it around."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/mobile/entertainment/7605715.stm |title=Wonderful return for Stevie fans |first=Ian |last=Youngs|work=BBC News |date=September 9, 2008 |access-date=February 28, 2012}}</ref>

At a concert in London's [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]] on July 6, 2019, Wonder announced that he would be undergoing a [[kidney transplant]] in September.<ref name="Snapes-2019" />

=== Religion and politics ===
Wonder has been a longtime [[Baptist]] affiliated with [[black church]]es.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 30, 2015 |title=Stevie Wonder surprises Minneapolis Baptist church |url=http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/03/30/stevie-wonder-minneapolis-church/70670810/ |work=Montgomery Advertiser |agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=HeyitsDeMarco |date=March 31, 2013 |title=Stevie Wonder visits Elizabeth Baptist Church |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHvzwwpX_mk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/nHvzwwpX_mk |archive-date=December 11, 2021 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Gigliotti |first1=Jim |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IwyICwAAQBAJ&pg=PA20 |title=Who Is Stevie Wonder? |date=October 18, 2016 |publisher=[[Grosset & Dunlap]]/[[Penguin Random House]] |isbn=9780515156423 |via=Google Books}}</ref> He was introduced to [[Transcendental Meditation technique|Transcendental Meditation]] through his marriage to Syreeta Wright.<ref>{{cite news|title=Stevie Wonder can still find sunshine in his life|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|date=May 23, 1989|page=B2|quote=His marriage to former Motown secretary Syreeta Wright had introduced him to transcendental meditation, which Wright was qualified to teach.}}</ref> Consistent with that belief system, Wonder became vegetarian, and later a [[vegan]], singing about it in October 2015 on ''[[The Late Late Show with James Corden]]'' during the show's "[[Carpool Karaoke]]" segment.<ref>Chambers, Taylor (October 13, 2015), [http://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/stevie-wonder-vegan/ "Stevie Wonder Went Vegan and He Loves it So Much He Sings About it!"] (VIDEO), One Green Planet. Retrieved October 16, 2015.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2014/04/16/music-icon-stevie-wonder-visits-local-vegan-restaurant/|title=Music Icon Stevie Wonder Visits Local Vegan Restaurant|first=Linh |last=Bui|publisher= CBS Baltimore (online)|date= April 16, 2014|access-date= October 16, 2015}}</ref><ref>Bowie, Richard (October 15, 2015), [http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=7091&catId=1 "Stevie Wonder Creates Impromptu Song About Going Vegan"], ''VegNews''. Retrieved October 16, 2015.</ref>

Wonder joined [[Twitter]] on April 4, 2018, and his first tweet was a five-minute video honoring [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] Dozens of famous personalities were rounded up in the video, which was titled "The Dream Still Lives". Each person involved shared their dream, calling back to King's [[I Have a Dream|popular speech in 1963]]. Wonder's first tweet took the Internet by storm, and he also encouraged viewers to share their own videos about their dreams with the [[hashtag]] #DreamStillLives.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3072443/stevie-wonder-mlk-celebrity-video-tribute/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406163441/http://www.mtv.com/news/3072443/stevie-wonder-mlk-celebrity-video-tribute/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 6, 2018|title=Harry Styles, Katy Perry, And More Celebs Come Together In New MLK Video Tribute|first=Madeline|last=Roth|work=MTV News|date=April 4, 2018|access-date=April 6, 2018|language=en}}</ref>

On August 21, 2024, Wonder performed "[[Higher Ground (Stevie Wonder song)|Higher Ground]]" at the [[2024 Democratic National Convention]], endorsing [[Vice President Kamala Harris]] in the [[2024 United States presidential election]]. Wonder also briefly spoke at the convention, saying: “This is a moment to tell your children where you were and what you did. When we stand between history's pain and tomorrow's promises, we must choose courage over complacency."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-21 |title=John Legend and Stevie Wonder set to perform at DNC Day 3 |url=https://6abc.com/post/john-legend-stevie-among-musical-performances-dnc-day-3-chicago/15214696/ |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=6abc Philadelphia |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-08-21 |title=What time is Stevie Wonder performing at the DNC? Here's when to watch |url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/dnc-chicago-2024/what-time-stevie-wonder-performing-dnc-heres-when-watch/3528540/ |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=NBC Chicago |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Ghanaian citizenship ===
On May 13, 2024, Wonder's 74th birthday, Ghana's President [[Nana Akufo-Addo]] conferred Ghanaian citizenship on him.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-13 |title=American singer, Stevie Wonder, granted Ghanaian citizenship |first=Sammi|last=Wiafe|url=https://citinewsroom.com/2024/05/american-singer-stevie-wonder-granted-ghanaian-citizenship/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |last2= |title=President Akufo-Addo confers Ghanaian citizenship on Stevie Wonder |url=https://www.mint.gov.gh/president-akufo-addo-confers-ghanaian-citizenship-on-stevie-wonder/|date=13 May 2024 |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Ministry of the Interior │ Republic of Ghana |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/showbiz-news/stevie-wonder-is-officially-a-ghanaian-citizen.html|title=VIDEO: Stevie Wonder is officially a Ghanaian citizen|website=Graphic Online|first=Kweku|last=Zurek|date=May 13, 2024|access-date=May 14, 2024}}</ref> Wonder took the Oath of Allegiance and received his Certificate of Citizenship at [[Jubilee House]] in [[Accra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/American-music-icon-Stevie-Wonder-arrives-in-Ghana-receives-citizenship-1930583#:~:text=Legendary%20American%20singer%2Dsongwriter%20Stevie,coincided%20with%20Wonder's%2074th%20birthday.|title=American music icon Stevie Wonder arrives in Ghana, receives citizenship|website=[[GhanaWeb]]|date=May 13, 2024|access-date=May 13, 2024}}</ref>