Baby Face Will Make the 39th Annual UNCF Atlanta Mayor's Masked Ball A Night To Remember

ATLANTA - Oct. 26, 2022 - PRLog -- Guests attending the 39th annual UNCF (United Negro College Fund) Atlanta Mayor's Masked Ball Saturday, Dec. 17 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis must get ready to experience a night to remember.

UNCF Atlanta is pleased to announce that Kenneth Edmonds, better known by his stage name "Babyface" is the night's featured entertainment. He is a 12-time Grammy Award winner and four-time Producer of the Year Award winner

Founded in 1983 by Billye Suber Aaron and Ambassador Andrew Young, the annual UNCF Atlanta Mayor's Masked Ball is Atlanta's premiere holiday season social gathering that brings together the who's who of the city.

The 2022 Billye Suber Aaron Masked Ball Award honorees are Bentina Chisolm Terry, senior vice president, customer strategy and solutions at Georgia Power and Charmaine Ward-Millner, vice president, marketing communications and community relations at Kaiser Permanente.

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is hosting this year's momentous event for the first time.

"We are honored Mayor Dickens will continue the long tradition of mayors hosting the Atlanta Mayor's Masked Ball. The mayor is a man of heart and soul, and his energy, leadership and experience will make a huge difference in the success of this legacy event," said UNCF Assistant Vice President Justine Boyd.

Joining Mayor Dickens as honorary chair of the 2022 UNCF Atlanta Mayor's Masked Ball is Nicole "Nikki" Clifton, president of Social Impact, at the UPS Foundation, where she leads UPS's global philanthropy, social impact and international community affairs and oversees the company's efforts to respond to the world's most pressing social, humanitarian, and environmental needs. UPS is joined by Chick-fil-A, Delta Air Lines, Nike, Inc. and Norfolk Southern as the masked ball's presenting sponsors.

For 78 years, UNCF has empowered more than half million students to earn college degrees. As the largest and most effective minority education organization in the United States, UNCF actively supports 37 private historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and advocates for minority higher education.  In the 2020-21 school year, 928 awards totaling $6,732,895 were given to students in Georgia. The event helps support area UNCF-Member Institutions including Clark Atlanta University, Spelman College, Morehouse College, The Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) and Paine College.

For more information about the upcoming event visit UNCF.org/AtlantaMMB