Lift Every Voice Welcomes Karen Clark-Sheard & Kierra Sheard

The Debut  - Kierra Sheard made her musical debut singing with her mother in the mid-'90s on Karen Clark-Sheard's debut CD, Finally Karen.  (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 11: Kierra Sheard and Karen Sheard arrive at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on February 11, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. - (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES - FEBRUARY 28: Gospel Singers Karen Clark Sheard (R) and Kierra Kiki Sheard (L) arrive at the 19th Annual Soul Train Music Awards in Paramount Studios on February 28, 2005 in Los Angeles. - (Photo: Frederick Brown/Getty Images)

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LOS ANGELES - FEBRUARY 28: Gospel Singers Karen Clark Sheard (R) and Kierra Kiki Sheard (L) arrive at the 19th Annual Soul Train Music Awards in Paramount Studios on February 28, 2005 in Los Angeles. - (Photo: Frederick Brown/Getty Images)

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Kierra "Kiki" Sheard and Karen Clark Sheard The 19th Annual Soul Train Music Awards - Show - (Photo: John Shearer/WireImage)

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Karen Sheard - (Photo: MCT/Landov)

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Karen Sheard - (Photo: MCT/Landov)

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Born Into It - When your mother is Karen Clark-Sheard it's very likely that you'll get some of her gifts and Kierra showed early musical promise. (Photo: BenRose/PictureGroup)

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Atlanta, GA - MARCH 5: Kiki Sheard onstage during BET's taping of Sunday Best at TBS studios on March 5, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. - (Photo: BenRose/PictureGroup)

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