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Nile Rodgers’ We Are Family Foundation to Honor Tribe Called Quest, Dikembe Mutombo, Nelson Mandela

Nile Rodgers attends Centrepoint At The Palace at Kensington Palace on November 10, 2016 in London, England.
Nile Rodgers attends Centrepoint At The Palace at Kensington Palace on November 10, 2016 in London, England.

*We Are Family Foundation, the nonprofit founded by musician Nile Rodgers, will honor rap group A Tribe Called Quest, former NBA player Dikembe Mutombo and, posthumously, Nelson Mandela at the organization’s 2017 gala, report Variety.

WAFF, which runs and supports programs dedicated to cultural diversity and boosting young leaders, will award A Tribe Called Quest the Unity Award, given to artists who push to improve the human condition through their work.

Mutombo, the former NBA star who founded a foundation that strives to better the living conditions in the Democratic Republic of Congo, will take home WAFF’s Humanitarian Award.

Mandela will receive the nonprofit’s Mattie J.T. Stepanek Peacemaker Award, which will be accepted by the late South African leader’s family. Previous honorees include Jimmy Carter, Maya Angelou and Paul Simon.

A Tribe Called Quest and Rodgers, with his band CHIC, will perform at the gala, set for April 28 at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. The funds raised at the event will support programs that include Three Dot Dash, a support and mentorship initiative for teens around the world, and educational platform TEDxTeen.

Before the gala, WAFF will bring 25-35 teen leaders from 16 countries to New York for the Three Dot Dash Just Peace Summit, which runs March 10-17.

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