Scotty Gordon of the Smart Foundation, S.M.A.R.T. (Some Men Are Really Trying), and many other initiatives, and his team created/hosted the inaugural Juneteenth Culture Ball on June 19th,2019 at oAK Atlanta.  It started off as an idea that Gordon had about 3 years ago, that he just couldn’t seem to shake. Because he consistently studies great African-American Leaders, and aspires to be amongst those greats in conversation someday, he wanted to create something as a staple and tradition with the potential to live on well past his physical existence. Scotty envisions the Culture Ball being as big as the Met Gala.

Directed by Brian Ivie; Executive Produced by Stephen Curry and Viola Davis, and co-produced by Law and Order SVU’s Mariska Hargitay; Emanuel is the untold story of the victims and survivors of the Charleston Church shooting.