The organization honors a select group of people every year for their artistic influences on American culture.
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their respective spouses are slated to attend.
Knight, 78, said in a statement that she was “humbled beyond words” at receiving the Kennedy honor. The Georgia-born Knight began singing gospel music at the age of 4 and went on to a career that has spanned decades. “And it turned out to be true, yet again,” read the statement. “It has been a four-decade love affair with the country and its people, its artists, and culture.”
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