Keith Benson
2020 ALI Fellow
Prior to ALI, Keith Benson was an award-winning drummer, earning two Grammy Awards and 24 certified gold records for performing with Stevie Wonder, the Temptations, the Four Tops, the O-Jays, Lou Rawls, Grace Jones, Robert Palmer, Teddy Pendergrass, and Patti LaBelle. He is also the only musician to play in the studio bands of both Motown Records and Philadelphia International Records.
Keith is the founder of The PEACE Movement, a Camden, New Jersey-based empowerment and social change initiative dedicated to fighting inequality and poverty in his hometown. He is a community organizer, political activist, and developer of a mentoring program focused on educational advancement for the youth of Camden.