Editing Alicia Keys

[[File:Keys.jpg|300px|thumbnail|left|Alicia Keys]]
Alicia Augello Cook was born January 25, 1981. She is known professionally as Alicia Keys and became famous as an American songwriter and pianist. Now she is also a record producer and actress. She is a spokeswoman for Keep A Child Alive.

== Engagement in Cultural Diplomacy ==

=== Humanitarian Causes and Philanthropic Donations ===
Keys is the co-founder and Global Ambassador of Keep a Child Alive, a non-profit organization that provides medicine to families with HIV and AIDS in Africa. Her philanthropic work in Africa was documented in the documentary Alicia in Africa: Journey to the Motherland.

Alicia Keys has also supported the following charities:
    10x10
    46664
    Aid Still Required
    CHIME FOR CHANGE
    DoSomething.org
    Fresh Air Fund
    Frum Tha Ground Up
    i.am.angel foundation
    LIFEbeat
    Live 8
    Live Earth
    Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
    New York Coalition For Healthy School Food
    Oxfam
    Population Services International
    Raising Malawi
    (RED)
    Robin Hood
    Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation
    Shriners Hospitals for Children
    Stand Up To Cancer
    UNICEF
    Wellness In The Schools
    YouthAIDS
    Youth Lifeline America

She supports the following causes:  Adoption, Fostering, Orphans, AIDS & HIV, At-Risk/Disadvantaged Youths, Bullying, Cancer, Children, Creative Arts, Disaster Relief, Economic/Business Support, Education, Environment, Family/Parent Support, Health, Human Rights, Peace, Philanthropy, Poverty, Slavery & Human Trafficking, Sports, Women

== External Links ==

[http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/alicia-keys#charities Look to the Stars - Alicia Keys]

[http://aliciakeys.com/ Alicia Keys Official Website]

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