00:00John Legend posed for photos as he was honoured at the Black Music Action Coalition annual event.
00:10The 46-year-old was awarded with a humanitarian accolade named after Quincy Jones.
00:17Also at the event was Flavor Flav who praised Legend for his accomplishments.
00:23Legend insists he will continue to uplift underrepresented voices in music.
00:29Well, I really appreciate the work that BMAC does to advocate for us and our industry.
00:39And I'm very appreciative of them honoring me with this humanitarian award,
00:44an award named after my friend and my mentor Quincy Jones.
00:48And whenever I get an award for something like this, I always think about all the people who we work with,
00:53people who we try to collaborate with and listen to and uplift their voices so that we can get great work done
01:03for a lot of people in this country and around the world.
01:06So this is for all of them, everybody who helps us out, everybody who teaches us and works with us.
01:12And I'm just up here receiving it on behalf of them.
01:18A lot of us Black artists, you know, really, really, really want to stay recognized for the work that we put in.
01:28You know what I'm saying? And for the work that we do.
01:30You know what I'm saying? And, you know, my brother Prophet putting together this coalition, this program,
01:38you know what I'm saying, was one of the most amazing things that could have ever happened to black music.
01:44You know what I'm saying? In the hall nine.
01:46So, I mean, I'm more than honored right now to just be out here to support this cause.
01:53As the Black Music Action Coalition is marking its fifth anniversary, its president has hailed the coalition's work,
02:01insisting that its commitment to fostering equity and inclusion within the music industry remains steadfast.
02:10Music industry pipeline programs and music maker grants are just a few of the ways the coalition aims to create access and opportunity in music.
02:18Music.
02:19Music.
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