CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 01: LaForce Baker speaks at the Belvedere Vodka x Janelle Monae celebration of the "A Beautiful Future" limited edition bottle in Chicago on August 01, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Schear/Getty Images for Belvedere Vodka)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 01: LaForce Baker and Janelle Monae attend the Belvedere Vodka x Janelle Monae celebration of the "A Beautiful Future" limited edition bottle in Chicago on August 01, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Schear/Getty Images for Belvedere Vodka)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 01: Janelle Monae speaks as Belvedere Vodka x Janelle Monae celebrate the "A Beautiful Future" limited edition bottle in Chicago on August 01, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Schear/Getty Images for Belvedere Vodka)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 01: Janelle Monae speaks as Belvedere Vodka x Janelle Monae celebrate the "A Beautiful Future" limited edition bottle in Chicago on August 01, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Schear/Getty Images for Belvedere Vodka)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 01: Janelle Monae attends the Belvedere Vodka x Janelle Monae celebration of the "A Beautiful Future" limited edition bottle in Chicago on August 01, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Schear/Getty Images for Belvedere Vodka)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 01: Janelle Monae attends the Belvedere Vodka x Janelle Monae celebration of the "A Beautiful Future" limited edition bottle in Chicago on August 01, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Schear/Getty Images for Belvedere Vodka)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 01: (L-R) Scheherazade Tillet, Amanda Williams, Janelle Monae, Nikki Roberson, and LaForce Baker attend the Belvedere Vodka x Janelle Monae celebration of the "A Beautiful Future" limited edition bottle in Chicago on August 01, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Schear/Getty Images for Belvedere Vodka)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 01: Jamila Woods and guest attend the Belvedere Vodka x Janelle Monae celebration of the "A Beautiful Future" limited edition bottle in Chicago on August 01, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Schear/Getty Images for Belvedere Vodka)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 01: Ginger Lu attends the Belvedere Vodka x Janelle Monae celebration of the "A Beautiful Future" limited edition bottle in Chicago on August 01, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Schear/Getty Images for Belvedere Vodka)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 01: Ceta Walters attends the Belvedere Vodka x Janelle Monae celebration of the "A Beautiful Future" limited edition bottle in Chicago on August 01, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Schear/Getty Images for Belvedere Vodka)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 01: Janelle Monae speaks as Belvedere Vodka x Janelle Monae celebrate the "A Beautiful Future" limited edition bottle in Chicago on August 01, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Schear/Getty Images for Belvedere Vodka)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 01: Guests attend the Belvedere Vodka x Janelle Monae celebration of the "A Beautiful Future" limited edition bottle in Chicago on August 01, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Schear/Getty Images for Belvedere Vodka)
Artist Janelle Monáe who is the face of the new Belvedere “A Beautiful Future” campaign hosted a “midnight” more like late night, brunch at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago to celebrate a bright future for all but most importantly to honor a quartet of local leaders for their individual community contributions towards building a more “Beautiful Future.”
Moon meals Founder and CEO LaForce Baker, Scheherazade Tillet (Co-founder and Executive Director, A Long Walk Home), Amanda Williams (Visual artist and architect, aw Studio) , and Nikki Roberson (Fundraising Director and Community Outreach, Kicks 4 the City), the night’s honorees were joined by guests including DJ Rae Chardonnay, Singer Jamila Woods, Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame Inductee and film producer Tracy Baim, as well as Belvedere execs. Belvedere’s “A Beautiful Future” campaign stands for Equality, Diversity, and Self-Expression. Check out images from the event in gallery above.
Photo credit: Jeff Schear/Getty Images for Belvedere Vodka
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