Stevie Wonderadvocated for love (andmentioned the Vice President) while speaking at Duke Fakirs funeral service.
During Fridays final farewell for theFour Topsstar, Wonder performed two gospel songs and gave a shout-out toKamala Harris.
He then paused as the crowd continued its applause and repeated: Kamala Harris.
Stevie Wonder; Kamala HarrisBrandon Bell/Getty Images; Leon Bennett/Getty Images
There, I said it.
Before singing at the service, Wonder celebrated Fakirs legacy and called for a focus on love over hate.
We Michiganders can not allow hate to permeate our state or country, he said to applause.
Its the sound of young America.
We have to again understand that we are being challenged again with things we cannot let happen again.
We cannot let love be taken away by negativity, we cant do it, he added.
She also shared a birthday post for Wonder in 2020, calling him a living legend andlongtime heroof mine.
Fakirdied on July 22at age 88 after suffering from heart failure.
He was the last surviving member of the Reach Out Ill Be There Motown group.
