Photos: Pure Heat Community Festival in Atlanta

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Photos: Pure Heat Community Festival in Atlanta

The outdoor festival, part of Global Black Pride 2024, featured live music, entertainment, food, and more during Labor Day weekend.

Kim's Caribbean Kitchen sells food at the Pure Heat Community Festival in Piedmont Park on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC).

Rapper Wingz sells food at the Pure Heat Community Festival in Piedmont Park on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC).

Kendra Hill walks around at the Pure Heat Community Festival in Piedmont Park with her pet snake on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024.

A team of vendors grill burgers and hotdogs at the Pure Heat Community Festival in Piedmont Park on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC).

Zoey Fierce poses for a picture before her dance performance at the Pure Heat Community Festival in Piedmont Park on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC).

Zariah, also known as Royal Z, poses for a picture before her dance performance at the Pure Heat Community Festival in Piedmont Park on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC).

Sisters, Royal Z (left), and Zoey Fierce (right) practice their dance performance together at the Pure Heat Community Festival in Piedmont Park on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC).

Michael Hills displays his colorful nail polish at the Pure Heat Community Festival in Piedmont Park on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC).(Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC).

A family shows up for the Pure Heat Community Festival in Piedmont Park on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC).

Staff members pose for a selfie at the Pure Heat Community Festival in Piedmont Park on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC).

A festival attendee makes a video at the Press Play booth at the Pure Heat Community Festival in Piedmont Park on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC).

An atendee wears a shirt that says "Mental Health Matters" at the Pure Heat Community Festival in Piedmont Park on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC).

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Credit: Olivia Bowdoin

Kim's Caribbean Kitchen sells food at the Pure Heat Community Festival in Piedmont Park on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC).

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