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September 25–27, 2026
A landmark Film Summit.
Pathways to ownership.
World-class artists and DJs who define the culture.
And a historic Sunday send-off: epic gospel celebration, great food, and a closing concert.
BWSN exists on the belief that the talent and vision to shape culture and build wealth are already here. All it needed was a runway and a flight map.
Anchored by Grammy-winning producer Warryn Campbell as Cultural Ambassador, the BWSN Music Experience moves from world-class DJs and hip-hop luminaries to gospel superstars. From Friday's headlining artist and curated DJ lineup to Sunday's historic gospel superjam, music runs through every moment of the weekend.
Watch this space: more announcements coming soon.
Get Early AccessUnlike most festival platforms, BWSN is designed to leave participants holding something they can use. Through rigorous, career-building pathways, from Writer’s Rooms to Makeup Artistry to NIL Literacy, that translate inspiration into skill, credential, and the agency to act on both.
The Film Summit doesn’t just convene the industry; it builds the workforce. These inaugural pathway programs launch the Film Accelerator, equipping the next generation of creators and above-the-line talent with concrete skills, industry credentials, and direct mentorship.
Directed by Spade Robinson,
Film Summit Director
The first domino in the Film Accelerator. An intensive mentorship placing emerging narrative creators directly into a working studio writers room environment. Graduates leave with a BWSN Film Writers Certification, prepared to pitch stories and pursue paid narrative work.
Directed by Kim Roxie,
Lamik Beauty Founder & CEO
A professional 2-day certification course equipping artists with industry-standard sanitation, technique, and business strategy. The program culminates in a live practical examination, producing a new cohort of credentialed makeup artists ready for film and television production.
Directed by Guy Troupe,
Player Development Specialist
Keynote: Will Shields, Pro Football Hall of Famer & Kansas City Chiefs Legend
Athletes are above-the-line televised talent. BWSN speaks directly to emerging athletes and the people in their corner, featuring a signature keynote address, NIL conversations, and a screening of The Brittney Griner Story. A dedicated pathway for student-athletes is in development.
Greenwood was once one of the most prosperous Black communities in America, a thriving district of Black-owned businesses, banks, and homes that proved what was possible. The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre destroyed nearly every home and business across 35 square blocks in a single day.
Its legacy is still being written.
Black Wall Street Nation begins here because the spirit that built Greenwood still has something to teach us about possibility, resilience, and opportunity.
Black Wall Street Nation is a national platform rooted in the legacy of Greenwood and dedicated to celebrating the creators, entrepreneurs, innovators, and community builders helping shape America’s future.
Black Wall Street Nation was co-founded by Marc Benjamin, a media entrepreneur and bridge-building creator, and Lincoln Cochran, a Tulsa public educator and community builder, with Co-Executive Producer Emma Willis, bringing together local leadership and national collaboration in service of a shared vision: celebrating culture, expanding opportunity, and amplifying the people shaping America’s next chapter.
Greenwood was built by people who didn’t wait for opportunity. They created it. BWSN exists in that same spirit: to honor that legacy and to help the next generation of creators, entrepreneurs, and community builders claim their own.
Executive Producers
Marc Benjamin & Lincoln Cochran
Featured collaborators include
alongside a growing network of community, cultural, educational, and entrepreneurial partners.
From national organizations and philanthropies to Tulsa businesses, institutions, and a community vendor village of 98 small businesses, all here because they believe in what’s being built.
The weekend closes on Sunday with an interfaith gathering at historic Vernon AME Church, followed by a communal meal prepared by 200 chefs from State of Black Food, a special guest performance, and a reveal that sets the stage for what’s next.
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Black Wall Street Nation
Be first to receive the full schedule of programs, panels, and pathways — September 25–27, 2026 · Tulsa, Oklahoma.
