Chris Jasper, Voletta Wallace, Michael Sumler, D'Wayne Wiggins & more were also honored during the "in memoriam" segment.

So how did she end up singing these beautiful songs?" Rev. Al Sharpton asked the packed audience. "Because if you know the Lord, you can sing the Lord's song." Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer ...

After Hill showed up to perform back-to-back ... The program featured a powerful quote from Flack. Programs are pictured prior to a ceremony in celebration of Roberta Flack’s life at The ...

Roberta broke boundaries and records. She was also a proud educator,” the statement added. Flack was battling several health challenges in the years leading up to her death. She publicly ...

R&B icon Roberta Flack has died at the age of 88, according to a statement from a rep given to Variety. Flack was best known for her Grammy-winning breakout hits, a 1969 cover of “The First Time ...

Friends, family and fans worldwide are still mourning the death of legendary singer, Roberta Flack, who died at age 88. Credit 1: AP Photo/ Matt Licari Sign up for our Daily eBlast to get coverage ...

Roberta Flack — seen ... The stairs that lead up to the second floor — a room that the bar’s late owner, Henry Yaffe, opened specifically for Flack to perform in — is cordoned off with ...

It ended up being perfect prelude for the April ’72 release of Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway, her first full LP alongside Hathaway, which reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the top ...

Roberta Flack was determined to keep "creating" right up until her heartbreaking death. RadarOnline.com can reveal the beloved Killing Me Softly singer had grand plans to keep rocking her musical ...

Unless, of course, Roberta Flack's career ... singers lifting each other up. But despite its splendor, the song's legacy is marred in tragedy: In 1979, Flack and Hathaway started work on an ...