Chaka Khan — American Musician born on March 23, 1953,

Chaka Khan is an American singer-songwriter whose career has spanned four decades, beginning in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk band Rufus. Widely known as the Queen of Funk, Khan has won ten Grammys and has sold an estimated 70 million records worldwide. She has seven gold singles, seven gold albums, and three platinum albums. Khan was ranked at number 17 in VH1's original list of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll. In 2015, she was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the second time; she was previously nominated as member of Rufus in 2011. Khan was the first R&B artist to feature a rapper with "I Feel For You" in 1984... (wikipedia)

To me, this degree was an acknowledgment of my work in music.
But really, we also need to learn how to love one another as women. How to appreciate and respect each other.
I've always struggled so much just to appreciate myself.
Well. I'm probably not loving myself like I should, but I'm really trying.
Walking through this life really is walking through fire.