The Atlanta Hawks announced the annual ‘Hispanic Heritage Night presented CareSource.’
The Atlanta Hawks today announced plans to celebrate their ‘Hispanic Heritage Night presented by CareSource’ on Tuesday, March 28, when the team hosts Cleveland at State Farm Arena. The night will celebrate the cultures and contributions of Hispanic and Latin Americans through various in-game elements, music, dance, food, and an exciting night of Hawks basketball.
Hip-Hop singer-songwriter sister duo and Latin artists Nina Sky will perform at halftime. The game is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m., and fans can join in the celebration by securing a ticket at Hawks.com/tickets.
As part of a larger celebration of the culture, the Hawks will unveil artwork depicting Harry the Hawk as an Alebrije on various promotional items to build excitement leading up to Hispanic Heritage Night. Created by artist, activist and public speaker Yehimi Cambrón, the ‘Harry the Hawk Alebrije’ is representative of the popular Mexican folk-art sculptures of fantastical and mythical creatures.
“I am proud to create something so emblematically Mexican for Hawks’ Hispanic Heritage Night,” said Yehimi Cambrón. “This project is an exciting opportunity to capture Harry the Hawk’s fierce attitude, while honoring my Mexican roots. I hope my artwork allows the Hawks’ Latinx fanbase to feel welcomed and embraced.”
As part of the evening’s entertainment, fans will enjoy a music and dance performance by Dominican and Puerto Rican singer-songwriter sibling duo Nina Sky. In 2004, Nina Sky blazed the music scene with their unique sound – a fusion of hip-hop, R&B, pop and reggaeton.
Their infectious debut song “Move Ya Body” and follow-up tracks “Turning Me On” and “Oye Mi Canto” propelled the group to Billboard chart success and collaborations with…
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