The fourth annual Fifteen Percent Pledge Gala took place at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, bringing together a star-studded crowd to celebrate Black History Month. The event featured cocktails, shopping, a vegan dinner, and the awarding of grants to Black-owned businesses.
Last night, The Fifteen Percent Pledge Gala took over Paramount Studios in Los Angeles for its fourth annual gala. Despite a difficult January—which saw many Black-owned homes, churches, businesses, and landmarks reduced to ashes by the Eaton Canyon fires and the Trump administration’s pushback against diversity, equity, and inclusion—the mood was jubilant. A dressed-to-the-nines crowd gathered to celebrate Black joy, Black creativity, Black excellence and the start of Black History Month .
After shopping and canapés, golf carts transported the crowd to one of the studio’s iconic sound stages which had been transformed for the evening’s dinner. They were presented with a vegan menu designed by Ethiopian-born Swedish-American chef Marcus Samuelsson, and hosted by Nigerian-American actress and comedian Yvonne Orji. As guests took their seats, singer Ciara took to the stage to present the first grant of the evening: The Altadena Honoree Grant and a $50,000 donation.
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