From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry)
The African American Ball (Lexington, KY)
(start date: January 22, 1994 - end date: January 19, 2019)The first Annual African American Ball was a charity event in January 1994; it was held every year through 2019. The largest African American ball in the state, more than 6,000 guests have attended the affair over the years.
The ball is a black tie event with art, entertainment, fashion, and music, all in one night. Proceeds benefit the African American Forum Endowment Fund of the Blue Grass Community Foundation.
The African American Ball Grand Finale was held January 19, 2019.
For more, see the Lexington Herald-Leader's annual articles about the ball from 1994-2019. See 34 pictures from the 2016 23rd Annual African American Ball. Party-goers turned out for the 2016 African American Ball Black Tie Gala at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday, January 23, 2016.