HRC Atlanta Dinner & Auction

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Atlanta, GA

Organized by HRC Atlanta

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Featuring

Charles M. Blow - Equality Award

Charles M. Blow is an author, journalist, cultural critic and political commentator. Mr. Blow was a longtime OpEd columnist at The New York Times, and he has been names Harvard University’s inaugural Langston Hughes Fellow. He is also a political analyst on MSNBC, and he has been the anchor of PRIME with Charles Blow on the Black News Channel, a commentator on commentator on and a repeating guest on FOX. Mr. Blow is the author of New York Times bestselling books “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” and “The Devil You Know.” “Fire…” has been developed into an opera and will premiere at the Metropolitan Opera latter this year, the first opera by a black composer in the history of that institution. “The Devil…” has been developed into a feature-length documentary that will air on HBO.

Dr. Elijah Nicholas - Leon Allen and Winston Johnson Community Leadership Award

Dr. Nicholas, National Director of Policy & Strategy for the National Trans Visibility March, is a proven visionary leader and scholar. Holding a Doctorate in Business, three Master's degrees, a Bachelor's, and a certificate from Harvard Divinity School. With 20+ years of experience in advocacy, leadership, and policy development, his mission is clear: to drive bold, transformative policies that protect and uplift transgender and non-binary individuals nationwide.

Bishop Oliver Clyde Allen III - Dan Bradley Humanitarian Award

Bishop Oliver Clyde Allen Ill, is a religious trailblazer, human rights advocate, author, and founder of one of the largest Black affirming congregations in the U.S., The Vision Cathedral of Atlanta and Presiding Bishop of the United Progressive Pentecostal Church, an LGBTQ affirming religious organization. He is a Commissioner for the Atlanta Human Relations Commission, member of the Atlanta Mayors LGBTQ Advisory Board and Ambassador for the NAACP AIDS Initiative. In 2014, Bishop Allen was appointed by President Barack Obama to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS through the White House Office of AIDS Policy.

Kimberly Locke - Performance

Kimberley Locke's career took off after being the last girl standing on Season 2 of American Idol and has since continued to work in the entertainment industry in various capacities. While singing continues to be her anchor, she's also a motivational speaker & coach, and she loves to cook. You can catch her online cooking show, "What's Cooking with Kimberley" on YouTube. Over the last few years, she's been whipping up some delicious recipes as the co-host with the legendary Chef Emeril Lagasse on "Everyday Emeril."

Nik Harris - HRC Vice President, Strategic Outreach and Engagement

Shenika “Nik” Harris (she/they), is a queer gender non-conforming attorney, activist, and speaker. She is a nave of Tallahassee, Florida and obtained her undergraduate degree in Political Science from Florida A&M University and her law degree from Florida State University. She is licensed to practice law in Florida and Washington DC. Nik currently serves as the Vice President of Strategic Outreach and Engagement for the Human Rights Campaign and previously served as the LGBTQ Consumer Advocate for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.