Jamal Bryant, Killer Mike, DeVoe — Black excellence honored

Atlanta is ready to host one of the vital inspiring weekends of the 12 months as The Black Agenda presents its Billionaire Mindset Weekend, Aug. 16-17, 2025. This two-day celebration isn’t nearly recognition — it’s about reinforcing the blueprint for generational wealth, group energy, and cultural management.

Based by famend economist, philanthropist, and visionary Dr. E. Lance McCarthy, The Black Agenda is partnering with United Graduate School and Seminary Worldwide (UGCSI) — an accredited establishment recognized for honoring real-world management and humanitarian achievement — to rejoice a powerhouse roster of honorees who’ve left simple marks on tradition, enterprise, activism, and religion.

This 12 months’s recipients embody:

Michael Santiago Render, higher often called Killer Mike, Grammy Award-winning artist, activist, and entrepreneur whose unapologetic advocacy for financial empowerment has reached a world viewers.

Pastor Jamal Bryant, senior pastor of New Beginning Missionary Baptist Church, acknowledged for his religion management, political engagement, and grassroots organizing.

Ric Mathis, award-winning filmmaker, drone pilot, and inventive strategist recognized for utilizing storytelling to doc and elevate the Black expertise.

Ronnie DeVoe Jr., music icon and member of legendary teams New Version and Bell Biv DeVoe, acknowledged for his decades-long affect in leisure and dedication to group upliftment

A weekend with goal

The festivities kick off Friday, Aug. 16 at midday with the “Swimsuit Tank” on the Russell Innovation Heart for Entrepreneurs—a high-powered house the place innovation meets funding. Later that night, honorees and company will collect at Tulum Kitchen & Bar in Buckhead for the “Welcome to Hotlanta” reception, setting the tone for a weekend of connection and celebration.

Sunday morning, Aug. 17 at 9:30 a.m., the highlight turns to New Beginning Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest, Ga., for the Honorary Doctorate Ceremony. This second will formally induct honorees into a global circle of acknowledged leaders, acknowledging each their skilled achievements and their dedication to uplifting the worldwide Black group.

The weekend concludes Sunday at 6 p.m. with an unique VIP Reception on the historic Fox Theatre, a becoming finale for an occasion designed to encourage and unite.

The Billionaire Mindset philosophy

Dr. McCarthy makes it clear — the billionaire mindset isn’t nearly stacking cash, it’s about constructing affect, possession, and legacy. It’s the understanding that cultural capital and financial energy go hand in hand. “We’re honoring people who find themselves already training the billionaire mindset,” McCarthy says. “They’re making impression, creating alternatives, and laying foundations that can profit generations.”

Every honoree displays a distinct lane of excellence — whether or not it’s Killer Mike difficult banking methods and championing small enterprise, Pastor Bryant mobilizing religion communities for social justice, DeVoe utilizing his platform to mentor and encourage younger artists, or Mathis documenting tales that mainstream media overlooks.

Why it issues now

In a time when wealth gaps are widening and cultural narratives are sometimes formed outdoors of our group, The Black Agenda is intentional about recognizing and amplifying leaders who’re actively rewriting that script. This weekend isn’t about empty titles—it’s about honoring the individuals who present up, take motion, and put money into the way forward for our individuals.

By aligning the celebration with UGCSI, the Honorary Doctorate Ceremony turns into greater than symbolic—it’s a proper acknowledgment of the honorees’ management on a world scale. It’s a press release that their work has each cultural and educational benefit, worthy of examine and emulation.

The decision to motion

For these attending, this weekend is a chance to community, be taught, and be impressed. For these watching from afar, it’s a reminder to step into your individual model of the billionaire mindset—whether or not meaning beginning a enterprise, mentoring youth, investing in actual property, or constructing a household legacy.

As Dr. McCarthy places it, “That is about recognizing that we’re the architects of our personal future. The work begins with us, and the time is now.”