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Atlanta’s Pullman Yards reworked into a culture-meets-faith competition on Sunday, for the inaugural Inspiration Celebration Sunday—a brand-new, standalone expertise from McDonald’s long-running Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour. The day blended live music, faith-centered dialog, and culinary aptitude, while channeling all VIP ticket and merchandise proceeds to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Atlanta.
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Cool late-summer climate and town’s artistic power set the tone for an afternoon of reward, energy, and objective. Guests crammed both indoor and outside areas, having fun with a schedule packed with expertise, from soul-stirring singers to thought-provoking podcasters.
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Star-Powered Stages & Soulful Sounds
Inside Porter Hall, the mainstage lineup set a high bar.
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Nathan Davis Jr. opened the afternoon with a rousing set, adopted by live podcast conversations with Hardly Initiated hosts Tysean Jackson and Ryan Catchings interviewing relationship coach Tony Gaskins. India Shawn, Annatoria, Kenyon Dixon, and BJ the Chicago Kid stored the momentum alive with stirring performances, while Keep It Positive, Sweetie host Crystal Renee Hayslett joined Lecrae for a dialogue on religion and perseverance.
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Outdoors, the Rhythm & Crispy Stage pulsed with power. Childlike CiCi, Dante Pride, and Lee Vasi introduced genre-crossing vibes, while Urban Trivia Live amped up the group between units.
Chef Scotley Innis curated Chef’s Remix, a culinary journey pairing consolation food with creativity.
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Clean Comedy & Uplifting Culture: NotKarltonBanks Brings the Laughs
For NotKarltonBanks, a beloved actor and comic recognized for clean, faith-driven humor, the day represented more than a reserving—it was an affirmation of objective.
“This is the first time they’ve done this,” he said. “It means the world to me for them to even have me considered in such a wonderful event that’s with culture, faith, and you know, I love God.”
The Houston-area native, born Karlton Humes, constructed his social media presence by turning on a regular basis church tradition into viral sketches. For him, making ready for Atlanta was simple.
“I always come ready so I don’t have to get ready,” he said.
His mission is simple but resonant.
“I like to make people laugh in a faith-based way…with everything going on in the world, laughter is good for the soul.”
NotKarltonBanks also shared advice for rising creators navigating today’s ever-shifting algorithms.
“Find a niche of what you enjoy. Be consistent. Don’t worry about the algorithm…you just never know who may see you or repost.”
A Homecoming & a World Premiere: India Shawn Returns to Atlanta
Atlanta-raised singer-songwriter India Shawn introduced both nostalgia and contemporary music to the mainstage.
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“I went to Georgia State here, so every time I come back, it’s like coming home and linking up with all my friends,” she said.
Fresh off New York Fashion Week, where she performed her forthcoming album for choose tastemakers, Shawn used Inspiration Celebration Sunday to debut an unreleased single live for the first time.
“This project is really just standing in my power…knowing more of who I am and what I want, specifically in relationships,” she explained.
The single follows this summer time’s eradicate Switch and Cotton Candy Boulevard, rounding out what she calls a trilogy of self-possessed storytelling.
“Anything that brings community together in an uplifting way—we all need that right now,” she said, underscoring how the event’s mission aligns with her own evolution as an artist.
Faith, Service & Black Creative Excellence
From gospel-rooted conversations to R&B-fueled performances and curated food experiences, Inspiration Celebration Sunday made religion and enjoyable inseparable. Every VIP ticket and merch buy straight supported households through Ronald McDonald House Charities of Atlanta, guaranteeing that the celebration’s influence reached properly past the Pullman Yards campus.
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Atlanta’s first internet hosting of this one-day, non-touring model alerts a contemporary chapter for McDonald’s gospel initiative—and reaffirms town’s position as a national hub for Black tradition, creativity, and group care.
With exclusive performances, clean comedy that heals, and music that empowers, the inaugural Inspiration Celebration Sunday proved that reward and objective can share the same stage—and set a precedent for future cities to comply with.
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