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“I was not encouraged to focus on my love for Black music,” Carey remarked Thursday night at the academy's Black Music Collective event in Los Angeles, where she and Lenny Kravitz were given the Global Impact Award. In doing so, I discovered a new sense of freedom and fulfillment.”Stevie Wonder presented Carey with the award. I'm here because I do love you.”Along with Wonder, several others paid tribute to Carey by singing renditions of her songs. I want to be like Lenny Kravitz,’" she said as the audience applauded. I love this music because it feeds our hearts and strengthens our resolve to keep our hope.
Persons: Mariah Carey, ” Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Stevie Wonder, Carey, serenaded, ” Wonder, Debbie Allen, , Tori Kelly, ” Yolanda Adams, Busta, Babyface, Aretha Franklin, Kravitz, , , , “ Lenny, Duke Ellington, Jackson, Miles Davis, Grandmaster Flash, Marvin Gaye, Rick James, Prince, John Coltrane, George Clinton, Quavo, Verdine White, Peppers, Chad Smith, Andra Day, Gabby Samone, Erica Campbell, Mary Mary, Davido Organizations: ANGELES, Academy, Global, , rockstar Locations: Los Angeles, Nigerian
Debbie Allen is a legend in her own right for her various talents like acting, dancing, choreographing, directing and producing. Diet is extremely important to Allen because she has a history of diabetes in her family and is pre-diabetic. Thankfully, Allen has great examples in her family on how to approach health and wellness. "Part of mom's routine — she lives with me and my husband — is going to regular visits to the eye doctor," says Allen. "I'm pre-diabetic and so I'm one of those who could be at risk [of certain retinal diseases].
Persons: Debbie Allen, Deborah Kaye Allen, Allen, retinopathy, Phylicia Rashad, , I'm Organizations: CNBC, Prevent
Even right before her TV show "Insecure" premiered in 2016, Rae was "scared of being seen as difficult" to work with, she said at the Indeed FutureWorks 2022 conference earlier this month. In response, she sought guidance from other Black women she admired in the entertainment industry: Shonda Rhimes, Ava DuVernay, Debbie Allen and Mara Brock Akil. At the Indeed conference, Rae called it "the best career advice" she ever received. "I don't care how settled I may feel in my career, I don't care how much praise I get," she said. The advice Rae received from her career idols helped, she added: "I take away the fear of being labeled as [difficult].
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