It was a groovy good time at the Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. Executive producer Will Packer and the A-list-packed cast, including executive producer and star Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Samuel L. Jackson, Chloe Bailey, Don Cheadle, Terrence Howard and more, were on hand to watch the series, which revolves around the incredible real-life tale of a robbery that went down the night of Muhammad Ali’s comeback fight in Atlanta in 1970.
For the after-party, the Appel Room was transformed into a 1970s nightclub, complete with beats from DJ Trauma and a replica of Chicken Man’s (played by Kevin Hart) 1966 Cadillac Calais, custom-built by the renowned West Coast Customs. Along with disco dancers and celebrity spottings, a special couch corner was held for the “80s Mom Club,” where the mom of Fight Night podcast creator Jeff Keating, on which the series is based, shimmied with Sing Sing’s now retired first Black female assistant warden, Alexandreena Dixon.
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, the first three episodes, are now streaming on Peacock.
Designer Brandon Blackwood celebrated at Harlem’s Fashion Row After-Party with DELEÓN Tequila in New York City. The annual event kicked off NY Fashion Week with the captivating theme “Night of the Legends.” Boasting a celebrity roster, Dapper Dan, Jenee Naylor, Kahlana Barfield Brown, Kela Walker, Lena Waithe and more were on hand to witness Harlem Row’s 17th annual fashion show, which never disappoints.
Atlanta Black Pride Weekend and Global Black Pride concluded their historic collaboration hosting the first-ever Global Black Pride in Atlanta. At the 12th annual Pure Heat Community Festival, GRAMMY-nominated singer/songwriter Tamar Braxton received the ICON Award, and R&B star Jessica Betts received the Trailblazer Award, presented by special guests Betts’ wife, Niecy Nash-Betts and friends Da Brat and Jessica Harris-Dupart.
Billy Porter performed a medley of hits at Piedmont Park to kick off the week of celebration, which included special guest appearances and performances, the third annual Black Excellence Influencer’s Dinner—a fundraiser to benefit Global Black Pride Weekend—and the festival, also known as a free “day of unity.”
