The Inaugural Code Black Gala brought together over 600 attendees to celebrate Black excellence, build community, recognize trailblazers, and honor nonprofits who are positively impacting the Black community. BET’s own Jeff Johnson was the Master of Ceremony and assisted with honoring the Inaugural Award Recipients: Morgan DeBaun with the Tech Innovation Award, Monique Woodard with the Impact Investor Award, Build with the Nonprofit of the Year Award, and Fam 1st Family Foundation with the Community Champion Award.