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The 2023 Pink Awards Celebrates a Night of Excellence and Welcomes Hosts Carl Payne and Malik Yoba

Prestigious Honorees Announced for the Annual Ceremony
WHO: The 5th Annual Pink Awards
WHAT: The 5th Annual Pink Awards is an iconic event that brings breast cancer awareness and black excellence to the center stage. During this event, premiere influencers, celebrities and wellness advocates come together to celebrate life, strength and survival.
Hailed as one of Atlanta’s premier breast cancer awareness events, The Pink Awards is set for Saturday, February 25, 2023, inside Southwest Atlanta’s Riverside EpiCenter. This year’s awards will be co-hosted by “Martin” alum and celebrated actor Carl Anthony Payne II and 3x NAACP Image Award Winner and “NY Undercover Actor” Malik Yoba. The Pink Awards is the only annual philanthropic event where Black excellence and breast cancer awareness unite at center stage. Along with co-hosts, this year’s event will pay homage to the following honorees for their stellar accomplishments and valued work in the community:
- The Visionary – Dallas Austin, Grammy Award Winning Music Producer & Songwriter
- The Samaritan – Elizabeth Omilami, Human Rights Activist & CEO of Hosea Helps
- The Vanguard – Jermaine Dupri, Award-winning Producer, Songwriter and CEO
- The Trailblazer – Pastor Jamal Bryant, NAACP Image Chairman Award Winner
- The Warrior -Ricki Fairley, Co-Founder of TOUCH, The Black Breast Cancer Alliance
WHEN: February 25, 2023
WHERE: Riverside EPICENTER
Additional information and tickets for the 2023 Pink Awards ceremony can be purchased at www.thepinkawards.com. Additional information can also be found on the official Instagram page @pinkawardsshow.
About April Love
April Love is an incomparable visionary who embodies vision and grace in all her endeavors. As the Founder and CEO of Ask April Love and the Vanguard Creative Group, she continues to eliminate barriers and raise the bar of progression for women in business. Her overwhelmingly successful career in the television and music industries spans over two decades and inspires the next generation of female leaders. As a 10-year breast cancer survivor herself, Love champions such causes as breast cancer prevention, female empowerment and entrepreneurship and celebrates the amalgam of positivity at her annual “Pink in December” celebration of life and love.
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Pretty Porcelain Debut New Single at Jazz in the Garden


Rising star Pretty Porcelain is taking the stage today at Miami’s Jazz in the Garden Music Festival at Hard Rock Stadium. With this being her first time performing at the festival, everyone is looking forward to her giving an unforgettable performance.
Adding to the excitement, she will debut her brand-new single, “My Fault 2” featuring hiphop legend Silk the Shocker. Following a breakout year in 2024, Pretty Porcelain is proving she is a force to be reckoned with.

With major momentum behind her, a captivating sound and undeniable talent, Pretty Porcelain is poised to dominate the summer and beyond.
Don’t miss her performance!

Stream “My Fault 2” now on all platforms.
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