
The banker’s name, which appeared on the event’s promotional materials, flashed across the screen several times throughout the stream Smith was one of its four sponsors. “Thank you for being uniquely you, my good and noble brother,” a suited Smith said into his desktop camera. Smith, the richest Black person in America according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, delivered a short birthday toast. Not long before the grand finale-DJ Khaled presenting the “Gatekeeper of Truth Award” to Jay-Z-billionaire investment banker Robert F. Politicians from Pete Buttigieg to Bernie Sanders to Stacey Abrams sent in videos offering thanks. 28 livestream was emceed by Tiffany Haddish and Charlamagne tha God. The lineup for “The Gathering For Harry,” a virtual surprise party on the eve of singer Harry Belafonte’s 94th birthday, included a long list of well-known names.
