Chaka Khan will be honored on January 29th, 2011 during the United Negro College fund event, which will be held at the Tulalip Resort Casino. An Evening of Stars Tribute to Chaka Khan is also presented by Target.
“Chaka Khan has consistently supported UNCF throughout her career, inspiring and empowering young people to pursue education,” said Lacie West, Area Development Director for UNCF in the Pacific Northwest. “We honor her for her contributions to the entertainment industry and for her dedication to helping minority students earn the college degrees they need and our nation needs them to have.”
During the event, the UNCF will announce their Star Power Team Challenge Winner and HBCU alum of the Year awards to Keith Toussaint, a graduate of Howard University and Leslie Womack, a graduate of Fisk University.
Chaka Khan will be honored by stars from the world of music, TV, and education. Her songs will be performed by Fantasia, Melanie Fiona, Bettye LaVette, Herbie Hancock, Angie Stone, Ledisi, El DeBarge, Estelle, Faith Evans, Melanie Fiona, Ginuwine, and 25--time Grammy Award winner Stevie Wonder. Performing a duet are Chaka’s brother, Mark Stevens and her daughter, Indira Khan.
“I am honored to be able to contribute to UNCF’s mission of helping kids get a good education from pre-school through college,” says Chaka Khan. “Education opens doors of opportunity and will enable our youth and our nation to have a brighter future.”
About the UNCF:
The United Negro College Fund–is the nation's largest and most effective minority education organization. To serve youth, the community and the nation, UNCF supports more than 60,000 students at over 900 colleges and universities across the country. UNCF supports education through scholarships and other programs, by supporting its 39 member colleges and universities, and by advocating for the importance of minority education. UNCF institutions and other historically black colleges and universities are highly effective, awarding 21 percent of African American baccalaureate degrees. UNCF administers more than 400 programs, including scholarship, internship and fellowship, mentoring, summer enrichment, and curriculum and faculty development programs. The UNCF logo features the torch of leadership in education and its widely recognized motto, "A mind is a terrible thing to waste."® Learn more at www.uncf.org.
Make sure to see this unique tribute on Saturday, January 29th, or Sunday, January 30th:
An evening of Stars Tribute to Chaka Khan presented nationally on more than 40 stations in major markets on Saturday, January 29th and on Sunday, January 30th on BET Networks at 10 p.m. ET and WGN America at 3:00 a.m. CT.