(Bottom: Angelica Ross from “POSE” Top: right: Melissa Scott, Avian Watson, Stacey Abrams, Bishop Oliver Clyde Allen, III and Rashad Burgess)Photo Credit: Pure Heat Community Festival�POSE� ON FX STAR ANGELICA ROSS RECEIVES 2019 TRAILBLAZER AWARD;R&B SINGER & �SOUTHERN HUMMINGBIRD� TWEET RECEIVES 2019 LEGACY AWARDSPECIAL APPEARANCES BY CRYSTAL FOX, JACK MIZRAHI, MS. POO,SEAN BANKHEAD, TAYLOR GIRLZ, SHAY JOHNSON, DEREK JAE, PAULA CAMPBELL & MORE(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, 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 8th 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.