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Slutty Vegan CEO Pinky Cole gets engaged to Derrick Hayes at Essence Fest

Portrait of Derrick Hayes & Pinky Cole during an event at Big DaveÕs Cheesesteaks in downtown Atlanta where two Atlanta restauranteurs team up to provide liife insurance for Black men. Pinky Cole, CEO and Founder of Slutty Vegan ATL , and D. Hayes, President and CEO of Big DaveÕs Cheesesteaks, are merging their philanthropic endeavors yet again. The Pinky Cole Foundation and The David & Derrick Hayes Foundation are spearheading Square 1: The Life Experience, a program with an initiative to provide life insurance policies by December 2023 to 25,000 Black men. Eligible participants must be individuals who are between the ages 15-45, earn $30,000 or less annually, and do not use tobacco. PHIL SKINNER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.
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It was an eventful weekend for many in Louisiana as they took to the streets of New Orleans for Essence Fest – but it was even more eventful for Pinky Cole and Derrick Hayes.

The Slutty Vegan CEO got the surprise of a lifetime when her longtime partner, Derrick Hayes (CEO of Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks), got down on one knee to pop the question. So, here’s how it all went down; Cole and Hayes were sitting on a panel stage in front of an unsuspecting audience during an Essence Fest session. While in their matching outfits, Hayes called out to a friend, saying “AJ, where are you?” referring to entertainment host, A.J. Calloway. Calloway made his way to the stage with a little blue box, causing some in the audience to let out a cheer, in anticipation of what they assumed was about to happen.

We even got to see a more extended version of the proposal via the Essence Twitter page.

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