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A Guide to Atlanta Black Pride Weekend 2019

Christian Goodlette sports some pride hair during the Pure Heat Community Festival, part of Black Gay Pride weekend, at Piedmont Park in 2016. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com
Christian Goodlette sports some pride hair during the Pure Heat Community Festival, part of Black Gay Pride weekend, at Piedmont Park in 2016. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com
By Bria Felicien
Aug 27, 2019

Atlanta Black Pride Weekend started as a picnic between friends. Now, 23 years later, the long weekend of events attracts thousands of visitors to Atlanta each Labor Day Weekend and is a staple within the LGBTQ community.

In this bonus episode of the accessAtlanta podcast, AJC reporter Roderic Graham shares everything you need to know about Atlanta Black Pride Weekend 2019, including key events and locations throughout the long weekend of events.

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Bria Felicien is a published author and staff writer at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She produces podcasts for the AJC.

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