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Source: Pure Heat Community Festival / Radio One Digital (ATLANTA, GA) – September 3, 2019 – On Sunday, September 1st, Atlanta’s Piedmont Park welcomed the 8th Pure Heat Community Festival ; also known as a free “day of unity.” The free cultural event is equipped with market and food vendors, live celebrity and local performers, entertainment, educational forums, prizes & giveaways – all designed to bring together the spirit of community, pride, and vision. This year’s festival honored trailblazing triple-threat entertainer Angelica Ross (“POSE” on FX), Award-Winning songstress Tweet , AARP’s Hillary Thomas , Georgia State Rep. Park Cannon and style guru Japan . In partnership with The Vision Community Foundation , a portion of proceeds from the annual festival are used to benefit homeless LGBT youth and those impacted by HIV/AIDS. Hosted by Bishop Oliver Clyde Allen III , Rashad Burgess, Avian Watson, Melissa “DJ M” Scott, Julius “JuJu” James and Vaughn Alvarez , the Pure Heat Community Festival is a front seat into a spectacular gathering of minority LGBTQ people and their allies in the heart of Atlanta. Stacey Abrams made her festival debut with empowering words for the LGBTQI++ community as part of her “Fair Fight 2020” campaign. Actress and triple-threat entertainer Angelica Ross received the 2019 Trailblazer Award . Ross is a businesswoman ( TransTech Social Enterprises) , actress, and transgender rights advocate and most noted for her role as Candy on the hit Ryan Murphy show “Pose” (FX). The “Southern Hummingbird,” Tweet , received the 2019 Legacy Award. Tweet is best known for her debut solo single, “Oops (Oh My)”, a song about self-loving and appreciation – produced by Timbaland featuring guest vocals by Missy Elliott. Tweet has released three solo albums – including the most recent self-titled project, Charlene , via Entertainment One. As an actress, she has appeared in the Billie Woodruff directed motion picture, Honey , and has also appeared in the sitcom The Parkers . Notable VIP’s in attendance for 2019 included Jack Mizrahi (“Pose”), Cliff Vmir (BET), Crystal Fox (“Tyler Perry’s The Haves and the Have Nots”), Ms. Poo (“Love & Hip Hop”), Sean Banked , Shay Johnson (“Love & Hip Hop”), Derek Jae (“Fashion Queens”), Paula Campbell , Veronica Vega , Damez , Cici Nicole and more. Additional 2019 honorees included: Hillary Thomas from AARP (Humanitarian Award), Georgia State Representative Park Cannon (Activism Award) and make-up artist Japan (Trailblazer Award). “The Pure Heat Community Festival is honored that the city of Atlanta welcomed us back for an 8 th year. It is our goal to create a safe, fun, family environment for all. We take pride in honoring trailblazers like Angelica Ross and Tweet.” says The Vision Community Foundation deputy director, Avian Watson . Previous festival honorees include entertainers K. Michelle, Sevyn Streeter, Brandy, Kelly Price, Ray J, Monica, Tiny and more. The annual hair battle, j-sette competition, gospel choir, house-music DJ and fashion show are set to return all live from the main-stage. For more information on the Pure Heat Community Festival visit: pureheatcommunityfestival.com . ____ [ione_media_gallery id=”3777420″ overlay=”true”]
