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Music flows in Roberta Flack's 'Celebration of Life' memorial

A public memorial service for Roberta Flack was held at The Abyssinian Baptist Church, featuring performances by Stevie Wonder and a eulogy from Rev. Al Sharpton.
Roberta Flack passed away on February 24 at the age of 88, as reported by various sources.
Phylicia Rashad recalled seeing Flack perform at Howard University, noting the audience's captivation by her voice.
The church, one of the oldest Black Baptist churches in the U.S., was filled with flowers and attendees, celebrating Flack's musical legacy.

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Roberta Flack laid to rest in celebration of life featuring Stevie Wonder, Lauryn Hill

Grammy-winning singer Roberta Flack is celebrated in a public memorial service with performances by Stevie Wonder and Lauryn Hill.

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Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Stevie Wonder perform ‘Killing Me Softly with His Song’ at Roberta Flack’s memorial service

Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Stevie Wonder and more honored their friend Roberta Flack with emotional performances at her recent memorial service in New York.

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Roberta Flack helped us find our voice

“I’m deeply saddened that many of the songs I recorded 50 years ago about civil rights, equal rights, poverty, hunger, and suffering in our society are still relevant in 2020. I hope that people will hear these songs in a new way as they connect to their lives today, to this pandemic, to the growing economic disparities, to Black Lives Matter, to police brutality, to activism versus apathy, and the need for each of us to see it and address it.” …

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Lauryn Hill & Stevie Wonder Honor Roberta Flack in a Surprise Musical Tribute - Because of Them We Can

It was a homegoing service fit for a Queen! Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist who defined generations with her deeply soulful and genre-blurring music, was remembered in a heartfelt musical homegoing service at the historic Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, AP News reports. The public ceremony, titled “Celebration of Life,” was a powerful reflection of her legacy, featuring stirring tributes, emotional performances, and wor…

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Lauryn Hill and Stevie Wonder Honor Roberta Flack at Harlem Memorial

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Roberta Flack's Memorial Service Led By Stevie Wonder & Lauryn Hill Tributes Among Others

Source: Paul Natkin / Getty The legendary Roberta Flack was laid to rest on Monday (March 10) in New York during a public memorial service that featured words from the Rev. Al Sharpton and other notable figures. Stevie Wonder was on hand for a moving tribute, along with a surprise appearance from Ms. Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean. Roberta Flack passed away on Feb. 24, sparking several responses from entertainers and music lovers from around the wo…

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