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Chaka Khan (born Yvette Marie Stevens, March 23, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter whose career has spanned four decades, beginning in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk band Rufus. Widely known as the Queen of Funk, Khan has won ten Grammys and has sold an estimated 70 million records worldwide.[1] She has seven gold singles, seven gold albums, and three platinum albums.
Soul Train Awards[edit]
- 1998 Lena Horne Award (Career Achievement) (Recipient)
- 2009 Legends Award (Career Achievement) (Recipient)
- 2011 UNCF: Award of Excellence (Recipient)
To date, she has had four American Music Award nominations.
- 1985 Favorite Female Artist – Soul/Rhythm & Blues (Nominee only. Award recipient was Tina Turner)
- 1985 Favorite Female Video Artist – Soul/Rhythm & Blues (Nominee only. Award recipient was Tina Turner)
- 1982 Favorite Female Artist – Soul/Rhythm & Blues (Nominee only. Award recipient was Stephanie Mills)
- 1981 Favorite Female Artist – Soul/Rhythm & Blues (Nominee only. Award recipient was Diana Ross)
SoulMusic Hall Of Fame at SoulMusic.com[edit]
- Inducted: Female Artist* (December 2012)
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California congresswoman declares war on Trump: ‘I’m going to fight him every inch of the way’
Appearing on MSNBC, a California congresswoman made it absolutely clear that she has no intention on working with President-elect Donald Trump, saying there is no reason to trust him and that she will “fight him every inch of the way.”
In an interview with host Jacob Soboroff, a feisty Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) was unrelenting in her attacks on Trump saying she would refuse to meet him if he asked her to sit down with him.
Asked by Soboroff if “Democrats are being way too nice” to Trump, Waters unloaded on the president-elect.
“I tell you, that has been a problem in my party,” Waters replied. “That when we’re in power, we’re nice. We bend over backwards to work with people. Trump has stepped over everybody. He has no respect for his own colleagues, let alone those on the opposite side of the aisle.”
“He’s called names, he’s lied. Everything to show that he doesn’t have good values and he can’t be trusted,” she continued. “Why should we work with someone that we can’t trust? He’ll tell you one thing today and another tomorrow. As a matter of fact, those people who voted for him ought to be really concerned about the fact that he has already backpedaled on so many of the promises he made. And so, I have no intention of pretending everything is alright, that we’re going to work together.”
“As a ranking member of the Financial Services Committee, where he said he’s going to bring down Dodd-Frank and he’s going to get rid of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, I’m going to fight him every inch of the way.”
“Are you saying then that you would not sit down with President-elect Trump if he invited you to the White House to meet on common ground?” Soboroff pressed.
“Oh no, I won’t go! I’m not going to sit down with him, I’m not going to go. I’m not going to pretend. I’m not pretending,” Waters shot back before adding, “Why should I trust him?”