H.E.R. Slated for Special 9/11 Tribute

In observance of the 20-year remembrance of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the nonprofit 9/11 Day have recently announced plans to air a one-hour national television special entitled Shine A Light. The program will air the evening of September 11, 2021, at 7:00 PM ET. 9/11 Day, founded in 2002, created and annually organizes the federally recognized September 11 National Day of Service & Remembrance (known widely as “9/11 Day”).

Co-produced by the 9/11 community itself, Shine A Light will air exclusively on CNN, CNN International and CNN en Español. The special will stream live for subscribers via CNNgo (CNN.com/go and via CNNgo apps for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV and Android TV) and on the CNN mobile apps for iOS and Android.

Shine A Light will be hosted by CNN anchor and chief Washington correspondent Jake Tapper and will include discussions with young adults, affiliated with the nonprofit Tuesday’s Children, who lost parents on 9/11. Joining them will be musical artists H.E.R., Brad Paisley and Common, who will each perform as part of the broadcast.

“Our lives have forever changed by what happened on 9/11, 2001,” said H.E.R. “Today I feel blessed to be able to remember and honor those souls that were lost that day along with their family members, all of the brave first responders and survivors. This performance is so special and important, and I have been so moved and have dug deep through my emotions to create this heartfelt performance.”

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