Published on June 29th, 2021 | by Crystal Willis
5th Annual Culture Creators Brunch Honors Swizz Beatz, D-Nice, Baron Davis and More
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 26: MBK Team including Jeff Robinson, Jason Hobdy, Jeanine McLean, Newal Dehan, H.E.R., guest and producer Jimmy Jam attend the Culture Creators Innovators & Leaders Awards at The Beverly Hilton on June 26, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Culture Creators)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 26: Swizz Beatz, H.E.R. and Jimmy Jam attend the Culture Creators Innovators & Leaders Awards at The Beverly Hilton on June 26, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Culture Creators)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 26: Yung Baby Tate performs at the Culture Creators Innovators & Leaders Awards at The Beverly Hilton on June 26, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Culture Creators)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 26: Jensen McRae performs at the Culture Creators Innovators & Leaders Awards at The Beverly Hilton on June 26, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Culture Creators)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 26: General View at the Culture Creators Innovators & Leaders Awards at The Beverly Hilton on June 26, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Culture Creators)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 26: Swizz Beatz, recipient of the 2021 Culture Creatos Icon award speaks onstage as his son Nasir looks on at the Culture Creators Innovators & Leaders Awards at The Beverly Hilton on June 26, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Culture Creators)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 26: General View at the Culture Creators Innovators & Leaders Awards at The Beverly Hilton on June 26, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Culture Creators)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 26: General View at the Culture Creators Innovators & Leaders Awards at The Beverly Hilton on June 26, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Culture Creators)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 26: D-Nice, Tai Beauchamp, Zerina Akers attend the Culture Creators Innovators & Leaders Awards at The Beverly Hilton on June 26, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Culture Creators)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 26: Swizz Beatz, recipient of the 2021 Culture Creators Icon Award and Host Demarco Morgan speak onstage at the Culture Creators Innovators & Leaders Awards at The Beverly Hilton on June 26, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Culture Creators)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 26: Swizz Beatz, recipient of the 2021 Culture Creators Icon Award and Host Demarco Morgan speak onstage at the Culture Creators Innovators & Leaders Awards at The Beverly Hilton on June 26, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Culture Creators)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 26: Shanti Das, recipient of the 2021 Culture Creators Health and Wellness Award speaks onstage at the Culture Creators Innovators & Leaders Awards at The Beverly Hilton on June 26, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Culture Creators)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 26: Rikki Hughes, recipient of the 2021 Culture Creators Film & TV Award speaks onstage at the Culture Creators Innovators & Leaders Awards at The Beverly Hilton on June 26, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Culture Creators)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 26: Tanika Ray, Baron Davis and Cari Champion attend the Culture Creators Innovators & Leaders Awards at The Beverly Hilton on June 26, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Culture Creators)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 26: General View at the Culture Creators Innovators & Leaders Awards at The Beverly Hilton on June 26, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Culture Creators)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 26: Mariama Diallo, Joi Brown and Sevyn Streeter attend the Culture Creators Innovators & Leaders Awards at The Beverly Hilton on June 26, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Culture Creators)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 26: Yung Baby Tate attends the Culture Creators Innovators & Leaders Awards at The Beverly Hilton on June 26, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Culture Creators)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 26: H.E.R. speaks onstage during the Culture Creators Innovators & Leaders Awards at The Beverly Hilton on June 26, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Culture Creators)
The Culture Creators 5th Annual Innovators & Leaders Awards Brunch paid respects to the great movers and shakers in Black culture on Saturday, June 26. Among those honored were Swizz Beatz, D-Nice, Zerina Akers, Baron Davis, Rikki Hughes, George Wells, Cari Champion, Shanti Das, Stephanie Brown-James, JaVale McGhee and Kudzi Chikumbu.
Sponsored by Youtube, Proctor and Gamble, Cloud Coin, Ciroc and Lexus, the trailblazing event acknowledges the contributions of culture creators across various disciplines of entertainment, sports, finance, social change and more.
Media and industry guests who gathered to pay tribute and network were treated to a fine selection of craft cocktails provided by Ciroc and Deleon Tequila, a seated brunch prepared by the Beverly Hilton Hotel, and gift bags that included Culture Creators T-Shirts and Youtube branded podcast microphones.
Founded in 2016 by Joi Brown, SVP, Marketing and Brand Partnerships of Atlantic Records, Culture Creators is an organization that connects cultural pioneers with the new creators of culture via thought leadership, education, and ideation across passion points to ensure substantive influence and growth. The organization was also created to spotlight and amplify the contributions of individuals who have shaped the global view of Black culture by providing a platform that engages and celebrates their accomplishments.
In addition to panel discussions, HBCU summits, networking sessions, and workshops, Culture Creators
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Crystal Willis Crystal Willis is an Entrepreneur, Author, Speaker, Entertainment Publicist and CEO of The Omni Firm. She is also a Transformational Life Coach and Founder of The Crysalis. Her personal story has been seen by millions of people on media outlets like Marie Claire Magazine, PBS, Blaze TV, Daily Signal and more.
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