Around the world, Keep a Child Alive’s Black Ball is legendary. It is a star-studded event where celebrity and philanthropy walk hand in hand, raising hopes, dreams and millions in donations to help keep many children and their families with HIV/AIDS in Africa and India alive. Celebrating the work of the world’s most influential humanitarians, the impact of the evening is keenly felt by the many entrepreneurs, entertainers, pop stars and politicians who continue to attend and lend their support each year. The Black Ball is a brilliant evening where the stars come out to shine their light on the most devastating disease known to mankind: HIV/AIDS.
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Around theworld, Keep a Child Alive’s
Black Ball is legendary. It is astar-studded event where celebrity and
philanthropy walk hand in hand, raising hopes,dreams and millions in donations to help keep manychildren and their families with HIV/AIDS in Africaand India alive. Celebrating the work of the world’smost influential humanitarians, the impact of theevening is keenly felt by the many entrepreneurs,entertainers, pop stars and politicians who continueto attend and lend their support each year.The Black Ball is a brilliant evening wherethe stars come out to shine their light
on the most devastating diseaseknown to mank ind :
HIV /AIDS.
THE BLACK BALL:
‘04Pusher’s Ball 2004:Angel Orensanz, NewYork City
The Performers:Roy AyersBabyfaceCommonAlicia KeysAngelique KidjoLenny KravitzAnthony HamiltonLou Reed
The Honorees:John DemseyPresident, MAC CosmeticsChairman,MACAIDS FUND
Dr. Shaffiq EssajeeAssistant Professor of Pediatrics,NYU School of Medicine
Anneliese EstradaCreative Director, DIFFA
Stephen LewisUN Special Envoy For HIV/AIDS in Africa
The Host:Alicia Keys
PUSHER’S BALL
THE BLACK BALL:
‘05Black Ball 2005Jazz at Lincoln Center, NewYork City