![Chaka Khan posing for a photo with President Eanes, Chancellor Garcia.](https://news.calstatela.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CalstateLA-Chaka-Khan-10.jpg)
![Chaka Khan being interviews and speaking into a microphone.](https://news.calstatela.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CalstateLA-Chaka-Khan-05.png)
Photo: Chaka Khan being interviewed on stage. (Credit: Jill Connely/Cal State LA)
![Chaka Khan receiving an award from Cal State LA President, Berenecea Johnson Eanes and Joel Flatow.](https://news.calstatela.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CalstateLA-Chaka-Khan-04.png)
Photo: Chaka Khan receiving an award from the RIAA . (Credit: Jill Connely/Cal State LA)
![Chaka Khan performing on stage.](https://news.calstatela.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CalstateLA-Chaka-Khan-03.png)
Photo: Chaka Khan performing on stage at the Luckman Theatre. (Credit: Jill Connelly/Cal State LA)
![Chaka Khan performing on stage.](https://news.calstatela.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CalstateLA-Chaka-Khan-06.png)
Photo: Chaka Khan performing on stage at the Luckman Theatre. (Credit: Jill Connelly/Cal State LA)
![Chaka Khan performing on stage.](https://news.calstatela.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CalstateLA-Chaka-Khan-02.png)
Photo: Chaka Khan performing on stage at the Luckman Theatre. (Credit: Jill Connelly/Cal State LA)
![Chaka Khan performing on stage.](https://news.calstatela.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CalstateLA-Chaka-Khan-07.png)
Photo: Chaka Khan performing on stage at the Luckman Theatre. (Credit: Jill Connelly/Cal State LA)
![Chaka Khan and her guitarist on stage.](https://news.calstatela.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CalstateLA-Chaka-Khan-09.png)
Photo: Chaka Khan performing on stage at the Luckman Theatre. (Credit: Jill Connelly/Cal State LA)
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