She then launched into a cover of “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” followed by “Killing Me Softly With His Song” with the Fugees’ Wyclef Jean — and Wonder joining in on harmonica ...

It was a fitting location for such a celebration: Flack grew up with church gospel and her mother played organ at the Lomax African Methodist Episcopal Church in Arlington, Virginia. As a teen ...

Her “Celebration of Life” memorial was livestreamed at www.RobertaFlack.com and on YouTube. Flack's memorial was open to the public at the Abyssinian Baptist Church, a historic Harlem institution.

(Here's hoping Drew didn't take it personally.) The top was layered under a belted black jacket, and the style maven added a pair of tailored black trousers that cropped at the ankle. She rounded ...

Lauryn Hill of the Fugees performs during a ceremony in celebration of Roberta Flack’s life at The Abyssinian Baptist Church on Monday, March 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew ...

Terrill, File) Programs are pictured prior to a ceremony in celebration of Roberta Flack's life at The Abyssinian Baptist Church on Monday, March 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew ...

Flack, whose intimate vocal and musical style made her one of the top recording artists of the 1970s and an influential performer long after, died last month at age 88.

Her “Celebration of Life” memorial was livestreamed at www.RobertaFlack.com and on YouTube. Here are some highlights: Flack's memorial was open to the public at the Abyssinian Baptist Church ...