Mental Wealth
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Lenard “Charlamagne Tha God” McKelvey is an entertainment mogul known as one of the most authentic voices in media. As a Radio Hall of Fame inductee, best-selling author, in-demand TV personality, and producer, he is a singular shaper of culture.
An innovator in audio, he is the co-host of iHeartMedia’s The Breakfast Club morning show, which drives millions of listeners and viewers daily.. Charlamagne expanded his collaboration with iHeart to create The Black Effect Podcast Network, home to multiple chart-topping podcasts and the first podcast network built explicitly for Black listeners.
Alongside Kevin Hart, he is also the executive producer of scripted podcasts like Brokedown Prophets, Finding Tamika, Unleash for Love, and Summer of ‘85, which have won an Audie, Webby, and the prestigious duPont award. He is also the co-creator and host of the popular podcast The Brilliant Idiots with comedian Andrew Schulz. He recently launched the political podcast network Reasoned Choice Media alongside Angela Rye and Chris Morrow. The network’s debut show is the chart topping Native Land Podcast featuring Rye, Tiffany Cross and Andrew Gillium. The Hollywood Reporter recently named him one of podcasting’s most powerful executives.
Recently seen on the cover of Variety, Charlamagne is the author of The New York Times Best Seller Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It and best-sellers: Shook One: Anxiety Playing Tricks on Me, and Get Honest or Die Lying. He has also partnered with Simon & Schuster Publishing for his imprint Black Privilege Publishing, which his home to New York Times best-sellers including Uncommon Favor by Dawn Staley and No Holes Barred by authors Mandii B and Weezy WTF.
Charlamagne is an Emmy-winning producer through his production company, CThaGod World and has hosted several network TV programs and appears as a frequent correspondent on The Daily Show, Most recently, he teamed up with producer Basil Iwanyk to launch Southland Stories, a production company focusing on Southern voices.
Acting on his passion for mental health awareness, Charlamagne founded the Mental Wealth Alliance. The foundation works to destigmatize mental health in the Black community by expanding the pool of professionals in the health and wellness space. Additionally, he is an Ambassador for the Food Bank for New York City.
MWA‘s Teach pillar creates pathways toward well-being through accessible wellness education and community programming. By equipping individuals, families, educators, and organizations with practical tools, evidence-informed resources, and transformative learning experiences, this pillar helps people build the knowledge and skills needed to support lifelong mental, emotional, and social well-being. Through workshops, trainings, public education initiatives, and community-centered programming, Teach aims to normalize conversations around mental health, increase mental health literacy, and empower communities to cultivate resilience, connection, and collective care.
Under its Train pillar, MWA will dramatically increase the number of Black mental health professionals by providing culturally competent training, as well as unprecedented financial support. MWA is actively setting up scholarship programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Once operational, these MWA-HBCU partnerships will offer $10,000 – $15,000 scholarships to Black students pursuing Master’s degrees in mental health-related fields, including psychology, family therapy, counseling, and clinical social work. We will increase the number of Black mental health professionals from 4% to 14% to mirror the proportion of Black people in the U.S. population.
Treat for MWA is centered around providing free mental health services for Black people, by Black people. Recognizing the challenges of not only finding but affording quality, culturally attuned mental health care, MWA will provide over 10,000 hours of free care to individuals via a network of vetted Black mental health practitioners. In doing so, MWA will fulfill the dual mission of empowering both the recipient and provider. In addition to these free therapy sessions, MWA will award grants to community-based clinics and other organizations already doing great work to further the cause of Black mental wellness.
Devi Brown is one of the most sought-after wellness educators and creative advisors in the country. Through her signature blend of advanced meditation, breathwork, metaphysical philosophy, spiritual psychology, and holistic trauma-informed facilitation shaped by her own complex lived experience and multidisciplinary education, Devi has touched the lives of countless students, including renowned artists, athletes, and executives at global corporations. She is the founder of Devi Brown Well-Being and Karma Bliss, host of the leading spirituality podcast Deeply Well, author of Crystal Bliss and Living in Wisdom, and proudly serves on the board of directors at The Omega Institute for Holistic Studies and The Mental Wealth Alliance.
Tim Shriver is the long-time Chairman of the Special Olympics, bestselling author, founding force of the social and emotional learning (SEL) movement, film producer, husband, and father. In 2018, he began asking new questions—how could the SEL teaching skills like empathy and self-awareness help the country? How could the example of the athletes of Special Olympics provide a model for a divided world? Hundreds of young people, faith leaders, educators, philosophers, scientists, activists, and political figures have joined the conversation. Together, they came to the conclusion that in spite of the divides, the world is hungry for ideas that unite. Thus, they founded UNITE, the collective for common purpose—crossing divides to address problems that can only be solved together. As the launch of UNITE neared, COVID-19 became a pandemic, and suddenly humanity’s interdependence and need for connection became the leading themes of human events. Seeing the need, the group agreed to start its work early, and The Call to Unite became project one.
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