by Kandiss Edwards
February 8, 2026
The occasion will characteristic honorees, music, meals, and programming targeted on entrepreneurship and group constructing.
Designer Aurora James and her group Fifteen % Pledge will will honor Tina Knowles and Black enterprise house owners on the 2026 gala and block social gathering.
The Fifteen % Pledge Gala and fifteenth Avenue Block Get together will rejoice achievements by Black-owned manufacturers and spotlight financial inclusion, Forbes reported. The occasion will characteristic honorees, music, meals, and programming targeted on entrepreneurship and group constructing. Tina Knowles would be the night time’s honoree and notable celebrities Kelly Rowland and Regulation Roach shall be in attendance.
Aurora James, the founding father of the 15 % Pledge, spoke of Knowles’ dedication to uplifting and supporting Black-owned companies particularly Black-woman-owned companies.
“She’s completed a unbelievable job of centering black girls for the whole lot of her profession. She has persistently believed in that illustration from day one and has been a powerful advocate for Black-owned companies for years,” James instructed Forbes.
The gala and block social gathering going down Feb. 7-8 in Los Angeles serves as a platform to highlight the financial energy and cultural impression of Black-owned companies. The occasion is anticipated to attract entrepreneurs, company companions, buyers and group advocates who’ve engaged with the Fifteen % Pledge mission since its founding. CNN political anchor will host the third annual gala.
James, a clothier and founding father of the Fifteen % Pledge platform, created the initiative in 2020. The pledge encourages main retailers and firms to commit 15 % of their shelf house to merchandise from Black-owned companies. Fifteen % Pledge has since expanded to trace company spending commitments, analysis financial impression and supply sources for provider variety.
The Fifteen % Pledge stays energetic in monitoring firms’ progress towards provider variety commitments and that the gala provides a chance to showcase successes in addition to ongoing challenges in increasing financial inclusion for Black entrepreneurs.
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