We are excited to announce our two honorees for the 2026 Kidsave Miracles Gala in Washington, D.C.!
@darrellbooker is the architect behind the Nonprofit Tech Acceleration of Black and African American Communities at Microsoft, the Principal and Head Strategist at Seven and Grace, and a member of the Advisory Committee for Kidsave’s EMBRACE Project. We will be honoring Darrell with the 2026 Inspirational Voices award for his dedication to serving our most underserved communities.
@sixtocancel is the Founder and CEO of @thinkof_us . As someone who experienced the foster care system as a child, Sixto has dedicated his life to creating positive change in the child welfare system. For his unwavering commitment to youth in foster care, we will be honoring Sixto with the 2026 Champion for Change award.
Hear from both of these amazing leaders at the 2026 Kidsave Miracles Gala in D.C.! Go to kidsave.org/gala to get your tickets today.
#charity #fundraiser #kidsave
New York, we built something. 🚀
Filled a room with entrepreneurs and showed them how to stop renting software — and start building it. No code. No developers. Just prompts.
Prompt to Product is just getting started. If you want this for your community or event, let’s talk.
Thanks to @caribbiznetwork for putting this together!
📸: @garrygpro
Grateful for the opportunity to speak again at this year’s @sportspowerbrunch to share with the audience the amazing work of @sterlinglegacyfund .
Secondly, recognizing Oakland based nonprofit @weareteaminc and their commitment to train black and brown youth in the sports and data analytics industries!!
Thank you @latonyastory for all you do…another packed house!!
Thank you to @nfl and @easportsofficial for trusting me and the @sevenxgrace team to host this year’s Super Bowl LX Select 25 Experienceship university students.
They got gems dropped on them from leaders across GitHub, Microsoft and LinkedIn to prepare them for what’s ahead!
And big thank you to @dystanyspurlock , history making NASCAR driver from my hometown Richmond, VA and @justinqreid , 2X Super Bowl Champ for surprising the students with more words of inspiration and affirmation!
A year ago today, my best friend was taken away from me.
Today I framed two of his most prized possessions.
His signed Dale Earnhardt shirt that hung up in his office. I only saw my Dad cry one time and it was that day back in 2002 when we were watching the Daytona race and saw Earnhardt’s ill-fated crash on the final lap. My dad’s love for the sport became mine.
His Cowboys jersey with Booker on the back. That he wore to games in DC, Baltimore, Miami, Dallas and of course training camp in Oxnard. Or when he was tickled to death to meet legends like Everson Walls.
So many things you didn’t get to see this year from Brandon getting married to the Cowboys drafting an actual Booker with their first-round pick.
We miss you, we love you!
“Two things that break my heart is what Novembers do”
Last week at #AfroTech I had the honor of moderating a community conversation on using tech for historical preservation. So much history within Houston’s oldest black community that @houstonfreedmenstown is ensuring doesn’t get lost! Thanks for having me!
#AfroTech is a wrap for me and my joy was seeing the team I mentored from @texassouthern take home first place in this year’s @nbafoundation Tech Challenge. And to be reunited with my other mentees @jaydoprice@rackybaa@baileymeii and @yasminm1213 was the icing on the cake!!! #InvestInTheFuture
From legacy to the future: This weekend I hit the stage at LeMoyne-Owen College for the Next in Tech: AI & Cybersecurity conference. 🎤
Grateful for the healthy conversation with the Memphis community on where AI + cybersecurity are headed. đź’ˇ
Fun fact: @loc_magicians is the 5th oldest HBCU in the nation—history + innovation all in one room. 🖤💜
#NextInTech #HBCU #CommunityInTech
