35th DIVAS Raising Health Awareness Gala Anniversary.
- discostella
- Nov 7
- 2 min read
Emmy Award-winning, Sheryl Lee Ralph hosted the 35th Anniversary of DIVAS Simply Singing! Raising Health Awareness Gala at the Taglyan Complex in Los Angeles, California on November 1, 2025.
The yearly event entertains excellent performances that are presented by The DIVA Foundation. In the past, performers have donated their time and talent to raise funds to benefit HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening health conditions.
This year The DVA Foundation honors the following:
The 2025 Honored Jewel Thais-Williams the Ivy Ralph Legend of Distinction Award.
Maya Green, MD, MPH, HIVMA, AAHIVS, FACHE the Wellness Warrior Award.
Reverend Debra Frazer- Howze received the Inaugural Debra Frazer-Howze Trailblazer Award.
Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis received the Legacy of Love Humanitarian Honor presented by AARP.
Lula Washington received the Artistic Activism Award.
Celebrity guests enjoyed a red-carpet entrances and performances from Andra Day, Jenifer Lewis, Loretta Devine, Mickey Guyton, James Pickens, Gina Taylor-Pickens, Freda Payne, Lalah Hathaway, India Shawn, Gina Yashere and Larry Owens.
Celebrities that walked on the red carpet.
Sheryl Lee Ralph (Actress, Abbott Elementary), Lisa Ann Walter (Actress, Abbott Elementary), William Stanford Davis (Actor, Abbott Elementary) Brandee Evans (Actress, P. Valley), Loretta Devine (Primetime Emmy Award Winning Actress and Singer), Tabitha Brown (Emmy-Winning Host), Lalah Hathaway (Grammy Award-winning Singer, Songwriter), Jennifer Lewis (Emmy Nominated Actress and Singer), Kiki Shepard, Judge Mabelan, Gregory Zarian (Emmy Nominated Actor), Lawrence Zarian (Emmy Award-winning Fashion Expert), James Pickens Jr. (Actor), Gina Yashere (British Comedian and Actress), Mickey Guyton (Grammy Nominated Country Singer), Chaz Dean (Celebrity Hairstylist), 803 Fresh (Recording Artist), India Shaw (Recording Artist and Songwriter), Wendell James (OWN’s Raising Whitley), and others.
About the DIVA Foundation
The DIVA Foundation is a national non-profit charitable organization funded by Sheryl Lee Ralph pledging to the friends she lost to AIDS while originating her role in Dreamgirls on Broadway. She mobilizes resources, fight stigma, fund raise and delivers a message around awareness and prevention of transmission of HIV/AIDS. The foundation is committed to achieving better health outcomes for all people through innovative Health awareness programming.
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