
FILE – In this Sept. 26, 2015 file photo, Pharrell Williams performs on stage during the apple iTunes Music Festival at the Roundhouse in Camden, north London. A federal court in Los Angeles released on Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, snippets of videotaped deposition testimony given by Robin Thicke and Williams in a copyright infringement case filed by Marvin Gaye’s children over the 2013 hit song, “Blurred Lines.” The footage includes testimony that was played for a jury that determined in March 2015 that Williams and Thicke copied Gaye’s hit, “Got to Give It Up” and awarded the family $7.4 million, a verdict that has since been cut to $5.3 million. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Pop superstar Pharrell Williams is scheduled to perform with a gospel choir Sunday at the South Carolina church where nine black parishioners were shot and killed.
Multiple news outlets report that Williams’ appearance at Emanuel AME Church is part of a program on race relations being produced by A+E Networks and iHeartMedia.
Williams plans to speak with community leaders and others affected by the June 17 shooting at the church.
The two-hour “Shining a Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America” program is scheduled to air November 20. It will also feature a concert to be filmed Nov. 18 in Los Angeles.
A goal of the program is to raise money for the victims of racial violence and for organizations around the country working to promote racial equity.
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