Patti LaBelle On Being A Timeless Treasure: In Her Own Words
Patti LaBelle is a living legend. Her receipts are undeniable. The multi-hyphenate has won dozens of prestigious awards including two Grammys, a BET Lifetime Achievement Award and seven NAACP Image […] The post Patti LaBelle On Being A Timeless Treasure: In Her Own Words appeared first on Essence.
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By Bridgette Bartlett Royall ·Updated March 24, 2026 < /> Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Patti LaBelle is a living legend. Her receipts are undeniable. The multi-hyphenate has won dozens of prestigious awards including two Grammys, a BET Lifetime Achievement Award and seven NAACP Image Awards. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She’s earned inductions into the Grammy Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. She is included in the list of Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Singers. Ms. LaBelle has also received an honorary doctorate degree from the Berklee College of Music.
Beyond her extraordinary vocal talents, the Philadelphia native has performed on Broadway (Fela! and Your Arms Too Short to Box with God) and earned multiple Emmy nominations for her remarkable film and television contributions. (Remember her hilarious role as Dwayne Wayne’s no-nonsense mom on A Different World?)
Beyond entertainment, Patti LaBelle is still a force. Her
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