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

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February 22, 2023

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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.

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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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East & Southeast Asian Pride UK Set to Make History with Inaugural London Celebration

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2 days ago

June 3, 2026

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The UK’s queer cultural landscape is set to welcome an important new addition this summer as East & Southeast Asian Pride UK launches for the first time on Friday, 24 July 2026, at London’s Electrowerkz. Presented by Strictly Come Dancing champion Carlos Gu alongside The Bitten Peach and Kakilang, the event aims to create a vibrant and dedicated space celebrating East and Southeast Asian LGBTQIA+ identities, creativity and community.

Running from 7pm until 3am, the event combines a community-focused atmosphere with a diverse entertainment programme. Guests will be welcomed by a community market fair and drinks reception featuring charities, grassroots organisations and independent vendors representing East and Southeast Asian communities from across the UK.

As the evening progresses, attention will turn to a packed main stage programme showcasing drag, cabaret, live music, dance and burlesque performances. Organisers have assembled a line-up designed to highlight the breadth of artistic talent emerging from queer East and Southeast Asian communities, while creating opportunities for visibility and representation.

For Carlos Gu, the event carries a deeply personal significance. Having moved from China to the UK, he has spoken about finding the freedom to live authentically and openly. East & Southeast Asian Pride UK represents an opportunity to celebrate that journey while creating new role models and platforms for future generations of queer Asian creatives.

Following the live performances, the celebration will continue with DJs across two rooms until the early hours. Combining community engagement, cultural expression and nightlife, the inaugural East & Southeast Asian Pride UK promises to be one of the most significant new additions to London’s Pride calendar in 2026.

TICKETS: https://www.outsavvy.com/event/36425/asian-pride-uk-2026#anchor

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