Editing Alicia Keys (section)

==Philanthropy and activism==
[[File:Alicia Keys at Education Rally.jpg|thumb|upright|Keys protesting with [[Benjamin Chavis]] in 2002]]
Keys performed [[Donny Hathaway]]'s 1973 song "[[Someday We'll All Be Free]]" at the ''[[America: A Tribute to Heroes]]'' televised benefit concert following the [[September 11 attacks]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Samuels|first=Allison|date=December 31, 2001|title=Alicia Keys|work=Newsweek|url=http://www.newsweek.com/2001/12/30/alicia-keys.html |access-date=November 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117194926/http://www.newsweek.com/2001/12/30/alicia-keys.html| archive-date=November 17, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> Keys protested at the [[New York City Hall]] against proposed budget cuts for students' education in June 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/russell-simmons-alicia-keys-and-tigga-during-a-mobilization-news-photo/2289468#russell-simmons-alicia-keys-and-tigga-during-a-mobilization-for-on-picture-id2289468|title=Russell Simmons, Alicia Keys, and Tigga during a 'Mobilization For Education' march on City Hall in New York City to protest Mayor Bloomberg and Governor Pataki's proposed budget cuts for education.| website=[[Gettyimages]]|date=July 29, 2003 |access-date=April 8, 2017}}</ref> Keys has also donated to Frum tha Ground Up, a non-profit organization that aids children and teenagers with scholarships.<ref>{{cite news|date=June 24, 2005|title=Keys lends support to mentoring group|work=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-06-24-alicia-keys_x.htm|access-date=December 16, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=January 22, 2007|title=Frum Tha Ground Up Story Page|work=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-01-21-alicia-keys_x.htm|access-date=December 16, 2008}}</ref>

Keys is the co-founder and Global Ambassador of [[Keep a Child Alive]], a non-profit organization that provides medicine, orphan care, and social support to families with HIV and AIDS in Africa and India.<ref>{{cite news|date=November 20, 2008|title=Green Family Foundation Sponsors Alicia Keys' Keep a Child Alive College Student Aids Summit|publisher=Green Family Foundation|url=http://www.greenff.org/index.php/news-events/2008/153-green-family-foundation-sponsors-alicia-keys-keep-a-child-alive-college-student-aids-summit|access-date=March 25, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nonprofitpro.com/article/keep-child-alive-raises-over-130-000-during-bet-awards-show-through-mgive-mobile-donation-program-409207/all/|title=Keep a Child Alive Raises Over $130,000 During BET Awards Show Through mGive- Mobile Donation Program|work=NonProfitPRO|date=July 1, 2009|access-date=March 22, 2018}}</ref> She discovered first-hand the extensive impact of the AIDS epidemic on a visit to South Africa, a trip that was the impetus to cofounding Keep a Child Alive. Keys had befriended AIDS activist Leigh Blake, who had reached out to her and helped raise her awareness to the global impact of HIV/AIDS. Keys and Leigh visited South African clinics with HIV-infected mothers and children, where Keys encountered the lack of resources and education on the disease present in the communities.<ref name="People">{{Cite news|url=http://people.com/celebrity/alicia-keys-opens-up-about-fighting-hivaids-black-ball-fundraiser/|title=Alicia Keys Opens Up About Fighting HIV/AIDS, Black Ball Fundraiser|date=October 30, 2015|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=March 25, 2018}}</ref> Keys visited other African countries such as [[Uganda]] and Kenya to promote care for children affected by AIDS.<ref>{{cite web|date=April 10, 2006|title=For The Record: Quick News On Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin, Obie Trice, Notorious B.I.G., Jessica Simpson & More|work=MTV News|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1528266/20060410/coldplay.jhtml|access-date=December 16, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227235047/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1528266/20060410/coldplay.jhtml| archive-date= December 27, 2008 | url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|date=April 16, 2006|title=Alicia Keys and 'Keep a Child Alive' Visit AHF's Ithembalabantu Clinic, Free AIDS Clinic in Durban, South Africa Run by AIDS Healthcare Foundation|agency=PR Newswire|url=http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=168584|access-date=December 4, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011101846/https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=168584|archive-date=October 11, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-04-06-alicia-keys_x.htm|title=Alicia Keys in Kenya for HIV Project|date=April 6, 2006|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=July 17, 2009}}</ref> Keys hosted and acted as the musical director of Keep a Child Alive's annual fundraising gala [[The Black Ball]].<ref name="Golden Note"/><ref name="KCA">{{cite web|url=http://keepachildalive.org/black-ball/|title=Black Ball|publisher=Keep a Child Alive|access-date=March 25, 2018|archive-date=March 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326021227/http://keepachildalive.org/black-ball/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="success">{{cite web|url=http://newstaging.success.com/article/keep-a-child-alive|title=Keep a Child Alive|work=[[Success (magazine)|Success]]|date=December 4, 2011|access-date=March 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326202548/http://newstaging.success.com/article/keep-a-child-alive|archive-date=March 26, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2005, Keys and [[Bono]] released a cover version of [[Peter Gabriel]] and [[Kate Bush]]'s "[[Don't Give Up (Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush song)|Don't Give Up]]" to raise funds for the organization.<ref>{{cite web|date=December 1, 2005 |title=Alicia Keys And Bono Team Up For Charity Track |work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] Group|url=http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2005/12/alicia_keys_bono_dont_give_up_africa/|access-date=December 16, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915122631/http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2005/12/alicia_keys_bono_dont_give_up_africa/ |archive-date=September 15, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=December 4, 2005|title=Bono and Keys duet on Africa song|publisher=BBC|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4497232.stm|access-date=December 16, 2008}}</ref> Her work in Africa was recorded in the documentary ''Alicia in Africa: Journey to the Motherland'' which was released in April 2008.<ref>{{cite news|date=April 7, 2008|title=Alicia Keys' Documentary "Alicia in Africa: Journey to the Motherland" Available...|agency=Reuters|publisher=Thomson Reuters|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/spiralfrog/child_alive/prweb838624.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408232538/http://www.prweb.com/releases/spiralfrog/child_alive/prweb838624.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 8, 2008|access-date=November 2, 2010}}</ref>

In 2005, Keys performed in [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, as part of the worldwide [[Live 8]] concerts to raise awareness of the [[poverty in Africa]] and to pressure the [[G8]] leaders to take action.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Wolinsky|first=David|date=June 27, 2005|title=Keys, Peas Join Live 8|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7425214/keys_peas_join_live_8|access-date=December 16, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114081815/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7425214/keys_peas_join_live_8| archive-date= January 14, 2009 | url-status=dead}}</ref> In the same year, Keys performed on ''[[ReAct Now: Music & Relief]]'' and ''[[Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast]]'', two benefit programs that raised money for those affected by [[Hurricane Katrina]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Moss|first=Corey|date=September 2, 2005|title=Kelly, Stones, Kanye Added To Massive Disaster-Relief Special |work=MTV News |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1508922/20050902/clarkson_kelly.jhtml |access-date=December 16, 2008| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114033919/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1508922/20050902/clarkson_kelly.jhtml |archive-date=January 14, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=December 6, 2005 |title=Celebrity-Studded Benefit Raises Funds for Hurricane Katrina Survivors; Shelter From the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast |work=FindArticles |publisher=CBS Corporation |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_Dec_6/ai_n15896288/ |access-date=February 15, 2009 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503042002/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_Dec_6/ai_n15896288/ |archive-date=May 3, 2009}}</ref>

[[File:Alicia Keys at Live Earth.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Keys performing at the [[Live Earth]] concert in July 2007]]
In July 2007, Keys and [[Keith Urban]] performed [[The Rolling Stones]]' 1969 song "[[Gimme Shelter]]" at [[Giants Stadium]] in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]] at the [[Live Earth concert, New York City|American leg]] of the [[Live Earth]] concerts.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dolan |first=Jon |author2=Lynskey, Dorian |date=July 7, 2007 |title=Live Earth |work=Blender |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/live/54717/hot-in-herre-giants-stadium-east-rutherford-nj.html |access-date=December 16, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502010045/http://www.blender.com/guide/live/54717/hot-in-herre-giants-stadium-east-rutherford-nj.html |archive-date=May 2, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=July 9, 2007 |title=Live Earth New York Rocks Giants Stadium |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |publisher=Spin Media |url=https://www.spin.com/2007/07/live-earth-new-york-rocks-giants-stadium/ |access-date=December 16, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007155101/http://spin.com/articles/live-earth-new-york-rocks-giants-stadium |archive-date=October 7, 2008}}</ref> She participated in the [[Nobel Peace Prize Concert]] which took place at the [[Oslo Spektrum]] in Oslo, Norway, on December 11, 2007, along with other artists.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nobel Peace Prize Concert |work=[[Nobel Peace Prize]] |url=http://nobelpeaceprize.org/concert/history/index.php |access-date=December 16, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019090824/http://nobelpeaceprize.org/concert/history/index.php |archive-date=October 19, 2008 }}</ref> Keys performed the song "Prelude to a Kiss", retitled "Send Me an Angel", from her 2007 album ''As I Am'' for the ''[[Hope for Haiti Now|Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief]]'' telethon in response to the [[2010 Haiti earthquake]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1630327/20100122/keys_alicia.jhtml |title=Alicia Keys Performs 'Prelude to a Kiss' During 'Hope for Haiti Now' |last=Reid |first=Shaheem |date=January 22, 2010 |publisher=MTV News |access-date=February 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208143948/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1630327/20100122/keys_alicia.jhtml |archive-date=February 8, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2009, the [[BET Awards]] honored Keys with the Humanitarian Award.<ref name="AHA">{{cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/photo-gallery/c1lp0w/alicia-keys-humanitarian-award/ckpdsd|title=Alicia Keys Humanitarian Award|publisher=[[BET]]|date=September 17, 2009|access-date=July 4, 2018}}</ref>

In June 2011, Keys spoke alongside [[Annie Lennox]] at the United Nations AIDS conference in New York. She participated in a panel titled "HIV Priorities for Positive Change: In Women's Words", in which she calls on supporting organizations that provide treatment and care for families affected by AIDS.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2011/06/alicia-keys-speaks-up-for-womens-empowerment-at-united-nations-aids-conference/|title=Alicia Keys Speaks Up For Womens'<!--sic--> Empowerment at United Nations' AIDS Conference|newspaper=Clutch Magazine|access-date=October 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021001227/http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2011/06/alicia-keys-speaks-up-for-womens-empowerment-at-united-nations-aids-conference/|archive-date=October 21, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In September 2012, she was featured in a campaign called "30 Songs / 30 Days" to support ''[[Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide]]'', a multi-platform media project inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's book.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.halftheskymovement.org/blog/entry/30-songs-30-days-for-half-the-sky1.html |title=30 Songs / 30 Days for Half the Sky |publisher=Halftheskymovement.org |date=August 30, 2012 |access-date=February 28, 2019 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014103757/http://www.halftheskymovement.org/blog/entry/30-songs-30-days-for-half-the-sky1 |archive-date=October 14, 2012 }}</ref>
In March 2013, Keys teamed up with Greater Than AIDS to launch EMPOWERED, a new public information campaign to reach women in the United States about HIV/AIDS. Appearing in a public service announcement for EMPOWERED, Keys spoke with five women whose lives have been affected by HIV/AIDS.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://singersroom.com/content/2013-03-11/Alicia-Keys-Reveals-EMPOWERED-Campaign-PSA-Video/ |title=News &#124; Alicia Keys Reveals EMPOWERED Campaign, PSA Video |publisher=Singersroom |date=March 11, 2013 |access-date=April 16, 2013}}</ref> In December 2012, Keys performed alongside many other artists in ''[[12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief]]'' to benefit victims of [[Hurricane Sandy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.121212concert.org/about |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214071912/http://www.121212concert.org/about |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 14, 2012 |title="12–12–12" The Concert for Sandy Relief |publisher=121212concert.org |access-date=December 14, 2012 }}</ref>

[[File:Alicia Keys Woman's March VOA FFB021D6-63E1-47D7-9683-D1E80409DCBE w610 r1 s.jpg|thumb|Keys protesting at the Women's March in January 2017]]

In July 2016, Keys participated in a video on taking action against systemic racism in the United States titled, "23 Ways You Could Be Killed if You are Black in America".<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beyonce-rihanna-alicia-keys-how-to-get-killed-while-black-20160713 |title=Beyonce, Rihanna, Alicia Keys: How to Get Killed While Black |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |date=July 13, 2016 |magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=February 28, 2019}}</ref> After the [[First inauguration of Donald Trump|inauguration of Donald Trump]] as the [[45th President of the United States]] in 2017, Keys protested during the [[2017 Women's March|Women's March on Washington]] and was one of the key speakers.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7662588/watch-alicia-keys-janelle-monae-maxwell-perform-at-womens-march-on-washington |title=Watch Alicia Keys, Janelle Monae & Maxwell Perform at Women's March on Washington |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 22, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/music/2017/01/21/womens-march-alicia-keys-girl-on-fire/|title=Watch Alicia Keys Perform at Washington Women's March |date=January 21, 2017 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=April 22, 2017}}</ref> In 2017, Keys received and shared the award for the Ambassador of Conscience from [[Amnesty International]] alongside Canadian Indigenous rights activists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/3483921/alicia-keys-canada-indigenous-rights-amnesty-international-prize/ |title=Alicia Keys and Canadian indigenous rights activists share Amnesty International prize |publisher=[[Global News]] |date=May 27, 2017 |access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Amnesty 1">{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2017/04/alicia-keys-and-the-indigenous-rights-movement-in-canada-honoured-with-top-amnesty-international-award/|title=Alicia Keys and the Indigenous rights movement in Canada honoured with top Amnesty International award |publisher=[[Amnesty International]]|date=April 13, 2017 |access-date=July 4, 2018}}</ref> In 2018, Keys was honored at ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''{{'s}} Power of Women luncheon for her work with Keep a Child Alive.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/alicia-keys-power-of-women-1202751948/|title=Alicia Keys Calls Out Grammy President, 'The Crown' Pay Gap at Variety's Power of Women Luncheon|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=April 13, 2018|access-date=July 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/04/13/alicia-keys-calls-out-netflix-crown-pay-gap-queens-gonna-get-their-paper/515689002/|title=Alicia Keys calls out Netflix for 'Crown' pay gap: 'The queens are gonna get their paper'|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=April 13, 2018|access-date=July 5, 2018}}</ref>

Keys and her husband Swizz Beatz are also avid art collectors. On July 26, 2019, [[Bloomberg News]] reported Keys and Beatz were avidly purchasing works by artist [[Tschabalala Self]] and that they decided to keep two of the pieces they bought and donate one to the [[Brooklyn Museum]].<ref name="BNJuly262019">Kazakina, Katya (July 26, 2019). [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-26/alicia-keys-swizz-beatz-snap-up-work-from-sought-after-artist "Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz Snap Up Work From In-Demand Artist"]. [[Bloomberg News]]. Retrieved January 31, 2020.</ref> Through the Dean Collection, they also collect artists such as Henry Taylor, Jordan Casteel, Kehinde Wiley, Toyin Ojih Odutola, Arthur Jafa, and Cy Gavin.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Durón|first=Maximilíano|date=December 11, 2019|title=Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean and Alicia Keys|url=https://www.artnews.com/art-collectors/top-200-profiles/swizz-beatz-kasseem-dean-alicia-keys/|access-date=August 10, 2021|magazine=[[ARTnews]]}}</ref> Keys and Dean are co-chairs of the Gordon Parks Foundation, which permanently preserves the work of [[Gordon Parks]], the pioneering photographer, filmmaker, musician and activist.<ref name="Bengal">{{cite web|title=Kasseem Dean And Alicia Keys-Dean Are Changing History One Image At A Time |url=https://www.culturedmag.com/kasseem-dean-alicia-keys-dean/ |work=Cultured Magazine |first=Rebecca |last=Bengal |date=June 7, 2018 |access-date=February 28, 2019}}</ref> The couple acquired what is now the largest private holding of Gordon Parks's images, part of the Dean Collection, the couple's philanthropic organization and family collection of international contemporary art.<ref name="Bengal"/> In the summer of 2018, Keys and Dean were featured on the cover of the magazine ''[[Cultured (magazine)|Cultured]]'' where they delved into Gordon Parks's works and The Dean Collection.<ref name="Bengal"/>