ALICIA KEYS MAY ADOPT

Alicia Keys says she's not ready to be a mother just yet, but when the time is right, she'll consider adoption as a way to build a family.

"I think that [adoption] is truly important to consider," the Grammy-winning singer, 28, told People Thursday night at a Manhattan screening of the documentary "We Are Together," about the children of Agape Orphanage in South Africa.

Keys - who co-founded the foundation Keep A Child Alive, promoting HIV/AIDS-awareness and which helps support Agape - says she looks to Angelina Jolie as an example.

"It's beautiful the way that she embraces children of the world, and that's the thing. We all are one. We're not as separate as we often think," Keys said.

"We Are Together" tells the story of 12-year-old Slindile, whose parents died of AIDS. The child and the other children of Agape find strength through singing in their choir.

"They are such a beautiful, beautiful group of children," Keys told the audience before the screening. "They've been through so much. But they are so bright and resilient and hopeful."