The LGBTQ+ community and its allies gathered for the 34th Annual AIDS Walk Music Festival and 5k Run on Sept. 27, raising $1 million for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services.
The event at Piedmont Park attracted thousands of attendees with performances by award-winning artist CeeLo Green, internationally acclaimed trombonist and trumpeter Trombone Shorty, and Orleans Avenue.
“This annual event offers a time to create a greater awareness of the impact of HIV and AIDS on the local Atlanta community as well as an opportunity to bring together thousands of individuals from across the region to raise critical funds for these 12 worthy organizations,” Dr. Felicia Ivey, AHF Atlanta regional director, said. “AHF is proud to present this event as one of the many ways that we educate and emp