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    Linette Banks; Dee Dixon, publisher and CEO of Pride magazine; Rev. B. J. BeCoats; and Sherrie Mann at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Charlene and Danny Davis at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Angel Bradford and Aaron McCoy at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Larry and Fay Pointe rat the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Norman and Denise Mitchell at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Portia Kee and Sharon Holm at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Portia Kee at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Sharon Holm at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    David Pinkley and Astrid Chirinos at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Speaker Bill Strickland, Ronald Carter and Harry Jones at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Derrick Jacobs (also known as DJ Fly Ty) and Stephanie Boyd at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Pride magazine publisher and CEO Dee Dixon at the 20th annual Pride Awards in a gown custom-made for her by Charlotte designer Denise Sparks of Sachhi Designs and Couture. The gala hosted by Pride magazine was held at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Al Austin and Dr. Shaun-Allyce White at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Tina Butts and Chanese Bailey at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Guests at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    UNCC Chancellor Philip Dubois and his wife, Lisa Lewis Dubois, at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Minnie and Roy Rupert at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Everett Blackmon and LaWana Mayfield at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Sherri Murphy at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Abram Millie and Sherri Murphy at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Yandrick Paraison at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Former Charlotte Observer publisher Rolfe Neill and current publisher Ann Caulkins at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Valerie Wade, Millicent Rennick, John Rennick and Tammy Wade at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Leslie Kelson, Chiquitha Lloyd and Kenston Griffin at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Police Chief Rodney Monroe and his wife, Marvette, at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Guests at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Radio and TV host Ramona Holloway and her mother, Wheezy, at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    College scholarship winner Christopher Simpson with Dee Dixon at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Dee Dixon with Heritage Award winner Carlenia Ivory and the big check that represents the donation that will be made to her favorite charity, the Special Needs Fund at Carolina Rehabilitation. It was one of the highlights of the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Evan Panesis and Dion Lim at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Ellison Clary, Linda Gallehugh, Linda Lockman-Brooks, and Wil Brooks at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    The 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Clement and Polly Brewer at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Pride magazine publisher and CEO Dee Dixon, center, is surrounded at the Pride Awards by honoree Thereasea Elder, from left, scholarship winner Christopher Simpson, speaker Bill Strickland, Heritage Award winner Carlenia Ivory and honoree Dr. Ophelia Garmon-Brown. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Harvey Gantt with Heritage Award winner Carlenia Ivory at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Heritage Award winner Carlenia Ivory with Thomas Malik Tillman at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Dee Dixon with emcee and WCNC-TV anchor Sonja Gantt at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Heritage Award winner Carlenia Ivory and her son, Titus, at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Johnson C. Smith University President Ronald Carter and Charlotte Police Chief Rodney Monroe at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Derrick Jacobs and Stephanie Boyd at the After Glow, an old school dance party featuring MC Lyte as DJ that was held in a lounge atmosphere on another floor of the Westin after the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Sonja and Donan Chicot at the After Glow, an old school dance party held after the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Guest Marjorie Morrow does the bump with "Joe," a costumed entertainer who led everyone from the ballroom of the Westin to a downstairs lounge area for the After Glow, an old school dance party held after the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Imana Legette with an entertainer at the After Glow, and old school dance party held after the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Honoree Thereasea Elder, scholarship winner Christopher Simpson and Heritage Award winner Carlenia Ivory at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Angela Brown and Cynthia Kelly at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    The After Glow, an old school dance party held after the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    At the After Glow old school dance party following the Pride Awards, Dee Dixon gets into the spirit of the evening in a fun wig. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    The After Glow, an old school dance party held after the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Sarah Stevenson and Vivian Williamson at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Erika and Avery Staley at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Dee Dixon, center, with Ellison Clary and Linda Gallehugh at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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    Jessica Fincher and Tad Fincher at the 20th annual Pride Awards gala hosted by Pride magazine at the Westin. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to the Observer)
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