Atlanta’s newest professional sports team will honor several community leaders throughout the evening
ATLANTA, Ga. (February 27, 2024) – The Pro Volleyball Federation’s Atlanta Vibe will close out Black History Month with a night of celebration at Gas South Arena, as the Vibe host the Omaha Supernovas on Thursday, February 29 at 7:00 p.m. ET.
The organization will recognize several community leaders that have made an impact on the people of Atlanta and on the Vibe franchise itself on Thursday evening. The team’s honored guests will participate in a pregame discussion with team owner Colleen Craig and will then each be recognized throughout the match.
The Vibe (4-2) remain at the top of the Pro Volleyball Federation standings heading into Thursday’s match, where they will take on the second place and preseason-favorite Supernovas (5-3) for the second time this season. Atlanta claimed the first win in Pro Volleyball Federation history on Omaha’s home court earlier this season (January 24), taking down the Supernovas in five sets in front of a then-record 11,624 fans.
Tickets for Thursday night’s match are still available through the Vibe’s website here.
The honorees in attendance for the Vibe’s Black History Month Celebration game are headlined by:
Sam Crenshaw | Bio
A broadcast veteran with more than 30 years of experience in radio and television sports, Crenshaw can be found as a weekend morning host on Atlanta’s 92.9 The Game and a reporter for both WUPA Atlanta69 and ATL26.
Rennie Curran | Bio
Curran is a former NFL defenseman and Georgia Bulldog, who now serves as an active keynote speaker, author and CEO of Game Changer Coaching, who uses his platform to inspire students, athletes and business professionals to reach their fullest potential. He is a recent inductee into the Gwinnett County Sports Hall of Fame, belongs in the Georgia v. Florida HOF, and is a member of the UGA 40 Under 40.
Emmanuel Glaze | Bio
Glaze is the Founder/CEO of Optimize the Vizion, a 501c3 that focuses on exposing Atlanta youth to events throughout the city with the goal of motivating and encouraging them to strive for achievement in their lives.
Nicole Love Hendrickson | Bio
As Chair of the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Hendrickson stands as the only full-time and at-large commissioner in the county. Her election to the Board in 2020 made her the first African American and the third woman to hold the position Gwinnett County history.
Monica Delores Hooks | Bio
Hooks is the current Executive Director of the Atlanta Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative (WEI) and the Founder/CEO of The Marketing Oracle, a marketing innovation agency offering strategy services and market research products enabled by technology.
Bem Joiner | Bio
Joiner is the Co-Founder and Creative Culture Curator for renowned lifestyle brand Atlanta Influences Everything, and organization focused on preserving and sharing the culture of Atlanta.
Paul Millsap | Bio
The newest member of the Atlanta Vibe’s ownership group, four-time NBA All-Star Millsap co-founded CORE4 Atlanta with his family to bring a professional basketball training facility and elite development academy to the heart of Brookhaven.
Rose Powell | Bio
A former starting setter for the U.S. Olympic Team that captured the silver medal in the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics and gold at the Pan American and NORCECA games, Powell is the current head coach for the Alabama A&M Bulldogs volleyball team and Director of Rocket City Volleyball Club in Huntsville, Ala.
CJ & Kelli Stewart | Bio
CJ Stewart, a former MLB outfielder, teamed up with his wife, Kelli Stewart, to launch Diamond Directors – where they train and develop some of the country’s top amateur and professional baseball athletes – and L.E.A.D Center for Youth, where they train and develop some of Atlanta’s hidden treasures in Atlanta Public Schools, providing inner city boys with the same opportunities to excel in life through baseball as the Diamond Director’s clients. To date, L.E.A.D Ambassadors have achieved a 100% high school graduation rate and 91% college enrollment and scholarship rate.
Deon Tucker | Bio
Tucker is the Metro North Regional Director for Georgia Power, where she leads the company’s external affairs activities for DeKalb, North Fulton, Gwinnett, North Forsyth and Rockdale counties.
About the Atlanta Vibe
The Atlanta Vibe is one of seven teams who are competing in the Professional Volleyball Federation’s first season in 2024. Founding Fan Season Ticket Memberships are still on sale, as well as single game tickets, group packages and flex plans for the historic first season; find the full list of prices and benefits at AtlantaVibe.com/Tickets. The Vibe is Atlanta’s very first professional women’s indoor volleyball team and the city’s second fully professional women’s sports team. For more information, visit atlantavibe.com.
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