Attendees included Keys’ super producer Swizz Beatz, Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o, top chef Padma Lakshmi, and Jillian Hervey of Lion Babe.
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Keep A Child Alive co-founder and singer Alicia Keys performs onstage during Keep A Child Alive’s Black Ball 2016 at Hammerstein Ballroom on October 19, 2016 in New York City.
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ASAP Rocky performs onstage during Keep A Child Alive’s Black Ball 2016 at Hammerstein Ballroom on October 19, 2016 in New York City.
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Patti Smith performs onstage during Keep A Child Alive’s Black Ball 2016 at Hammerstein Ballroom on October 19, 2016 in New York City.
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Sandra ‘Pepa’ Denton, DJ Spinderella, and Cheryl ‘Salt’ James of Salt-N-Pepa perform onstage during Keep A Child Alive’s Black Ball 2016 at Hammerstein Ballroom on October 19, 2016 in New York City.
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Keep A Child Alive co-founder and singer Alicia Keys and rapper ASAP Rocky perform onstage during Keep A Child Alive’s Black Ball 2016 at Hammerstein Ballroom on October 19, 2016 in New York City.
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Chance the Rapper and Keep A Child Alive co-founder and singer Alicia Keys perform onstage during Keep A Child Alive’s Black Ball 2016 at Hammerstein Ballroom on October 19, 2016 in New York City.
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Swizz Beatz and Mr. Brainwash attend Keep A Child Alive’s Black Ball 2016 at Hammerstein Ballroom on October 19, 2016 in New York City.
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Actress Lupita Nyong’o attends Keep A Child Alive’s Black Ball 2016 at Hammerstein Ballroom on October 19, 2016 in New York City.
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Director Joel Schumacher and author Padma Lakshmi attend Keep A Child Alive’s Black Ball 2016 at Hammerstein Ballroom on October 19, 2016 in New York City.
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Model Shanina Shaik attends Keep A Child Alive’s Black Ball 2016 at Hammerstein Ballroom on October 19, 2016 in New York City.
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Cheryl ‘Salt’ James of Salt-N-Pepa performs onstage during Keep A Child Alive’s Black Ball 2016 at Hammerstein Ballroom on October 19, 2016 in New York City.
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Keep A Child Alive co-founder and singer Alicia Keys performs onstage during Keep A Child Alive’s Black Ball 2016 at Hammerstein Ballroom on October 19, 2016 in New York City.
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Model Alek Wek attends Keep A Child Alive’s Black Ball 2016 at Hammerstein Ballroom on October 19, 2016 in New York City.