7 popular black figures who have changed their names for political or artistic reasons

Farida Dawkins September 08, 2018

7 popular black figures who have changed their names for political or artistic reasons

Alicia Keys…Variety

Alicia Augello Cook

Alicia Augello Cook is a singer, songwriter, musician and philanthropist known for belting out “Fallin,’” “Diary” and “You Don’t Know My Name.”

She changed her last name to Keys in order to echo her love of music and her talent as a piano player.

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