Magic Johnson

Last night Cookie and I had so much fun at our friends Sugar Ray and Bernadette Leonard’s Foundation event at the Ritz Carlton Marina Del Rey! The event featured live boxing matches along with an awesome poolside party. So far to date, the Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation has given away $6M to help with pediatric type 1 & 2 diabetes. Please support the Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation - they do excellent work!

I’ve shared a few of my favorite episodes already, and I’m happy to share that all episodes of season 3 of The Visibility Gap podcast by Cigna Healthcare are now available to stream wherever you get your podcasts. This season focuses entirely on men’s mental health and the silent struggles many of us face. These are conversations that don’t happen nearly often enough, but they’re incredibly important, which is why I encourage you to listen.

The Visibility Gap Podcast The Visibility Gap® podcast is a thought leadership content series that highlights the often-invisible health-related challenges that people face.

This past weekend, I had the rare privilege of delivering two HBCU commencement addresses in a single day. What a way to mark my first visit to Alabama! A huge thank you to President of Stillman College Dr. Yolanda W. Page and President of Tuskegee University Dr. Mark Brown for inviting me onto your campuses.

I began at Stillman College on its 150th anniversary, where I addressed the graduating class and was honored to receive an honorary Doctorate of Business Administration. Later, I addressed the graduating class at Tuskegee University, the institution founded by Booker T. Washington and the alma mater of President of SodexoMagic Charles Johnson. Speaking to a filled stadium with overflow audiences in the chapel and beyond was a moment I’ll hold for the rest of my career.

My charge to both classes: be bold, be strategic, be global, be active, be intentional. HBCUs make up just 3% of America’s colleges, yet they produce 80% of Black judges, 50% of Black lawyers and doctors, and 40% of Black engineers and CEOs. That is not a coincidence. That is excellence, built on purpose.

Class of 2026 at Stillman and Tuskegee: you were built for this moment. You were prepared for this moment. You were chosen for this moment. Now, go prove it!

Cookie and I were blown away at last night’s premiere of Michael! We thought the movie was incredible and it gave us a chance to reminisce about what life was like when he was still with us. In my eyes, he’s the greatest entertainer of all time 👏🏾

Thank you to everyone who was a part of bringing this movie to life. It’s great for this new generation who never had the chance to see Michael Jackson in person!