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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”]

Stacey Abrams Empowers the LGBTGI++ Community At Atlanta Black Gay Pride’s 8th Annual Pure Heat Community Festival