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Held last night @ the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC, Keep A Child Alive's 5th Annual Black Ball was attended by big ticket stars like J. Alba, Justin Timberlake, Tyra, Queen Latifah, Gaylijah Woods & many others.

Keep A Child Alive is a donor-provided antiretroviral (ARV) therapy program for children and their families with HIV/AIDS in Africa and the rest of the developing world. With headquarters in Brooklyn, New York, the campaign asks the public to donate a dollar a day—a monthly contribution of $30—so that they can offer support services and purchase the lifesaving AIDS medicines that are currently available to only one in five people who need them. Alicia Keys is the organization's co-founder & global ambassador. You can make find more information on the KAC's website KeepAChildAlive.org

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From a wardrobe standpoint, it's nice to see that Alicia played it smart by wearing all white & hiding her legs behind really tight pants. As we've learned from the past, skin-tight turquoise jeans don't bode well for Alicia's voluptuous bod...

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Alicia Keys dishes about birds and 'Bees'

"The Secret Life of Bees" stresses the strength of family. Do you see yourself having children one day?

Yeah, I do. I definitely want a family. As I'm getting older, I also realize the type of dedication that you have to have to be in a relationship. So in order to make something like a relationship work, you have to make it important. It has to be just as important as the films, the movies, the music and the traveling. My relationship has to be just as important, if not more, and then I'll focus on the rest of it, like children. Source

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"I've always loved kids. Kids are so important. It's important to nurture and spend time with them and listen to them," she said. "I'm not ready to be a mom. But (adoption) is something that is important to consider. That's what I really admire about Angelina. I think it's beautiful the way she embraces children of the world.

"We are all one. We're not as separate as we often times think. So I possibly would (adopt), when I'm more in the motherhood stage of my life." Source

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Alicia Keys plans retirement at 30

Alicia Keys has stated her intention to retire at the age of 30, so she can spend time travelling the world.

"I am working hard now so I have the choice to retire when I want,” Keys said. "I would like to travel the world and stay in places instead of having to move on like I do now. I want to experience different cultures." Source

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Keep A Child Alive and Alicia Keys Raise $40,000 Through Mobile Donations During U.S. Concert Tour

During Alicia Keys' As I Am Concert Tour fans donated to Keep A Child Alive by Texting 'ALIVE' to '90999'

Eleven-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys launched one of the first text message donation campaigns in the U.S. to benefit Keep A Child Alive. During her As I Am concert tour, Keys took a few moments out of each show to show a clip from her film Alicia in Africa: Journey to the Motherland and to invite fans to donate $5 using their mobile phones. By text messaging the word 'ALIVE' to shortcode 90999, thousands of fans donated on the spot to Keep A Child Alive, helping support the organization's crucial efforts in communities affected by AIDS in Africa. [Earth Times]

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