CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Powerhouse Project returns with its Power of One Community Awards & Gala event on June 13, 5 p.m., at Fairfield Inn & Suites Charlotte Uptown, 201 S. McDowell St., honoring AfricanÂ-American, same-Âgender-Âloving men making an impact in the greater Charlotte community.
This year, honorees include Charlotte City Councilmember Al Austin, Nickel Bar owner Milton Howard and the Rev. Clifford Matthews, Jr., pastor of St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church.
Austin is the second openly gay man to sit on Charlotte City Council, where he took a leading role in attempting to pass LGBT Âinclusive non-Âdiscrimination ordinances earlier this year. Austin, a Democrat, was elected to represent District 2 in 2013.
Organizers request cocktail attire for the event, which is free to attend with a complimentary buffet. RSVPs are not required, but those attending in large groups can email Jermaine Nakia Lee at glee.php@gmail.com to reserve space.
Entertainment at the event will feature Illumination Chorale Ensemble, Johnson C. Smith University’s D.O.P.E., R&B crooner KEON, Carolinas PRIDE Theatre Ensemble, Visual Art exhibit by Sarah Stephens Fial, songwriter Star Willson Mufuka Dance Works, gospel quartet The Exaltations and others.
info: powerhousecharlotte.org.
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