Alicia Keys, Seventeen’s July cover girl, uses her voice for more than just great music! She also speaks out by working with Keep A Child Alive,” an HIV/AIDS charity foundation, giving life-saving medication to families in Africa.
Through a documentary film narrated by Alicia called Alicia in Africa, the singing sensation takes you first-hand into the AIDS problem where fewer than 5 percent of infected children have access to antiretroviral drugs!
Watch the film below and upload a response on the Alicia in Africa Web site!
What did you think of the film? Is AIDS an over-looked issue in the United States? Tell us below! And, go to seventeen.com to see behind the scenes of Alicia’s cover shoot!
