Since Father’s Day is coming up June 21st, Money Making Conversations creator Rushion McDonald announces a new round of SWAG Award honorees on Miles Ahead Broadcasting’s nationally-syndicated Café Mocha Radio Show, featuring Black men who are an inspiration and vital contributors to their industries, empowering their communities and future generations. Honoring Black excellence and the men whose service and leadership are exemplars of SWAG, representing Strength, Wisdom, Assertiveness, and Genuineness in their spirit, this latest round of honorees spotlight 12 men. Airing the SWAG Award feature weekly, this latest round of honorees on Café Mocha Radio begins airing June 12th. A two-time EMMY® Award winner, television/film/radio producer Rushion McDonald is the host and creator of the popular podcast and syndicated radio show, Money Making Conversations, which airs weekly nationwide.

The SWAG Award honorees are men that Rushion McDonald has previously interviewed on Money Making Conversations. Not only celebrities, the honorees include men whose accomplishments and service don’t often get the spotlight, with community leaders and activists, educators, personalities, and entrepreneurs whose powerful voices and actions continue to lift up their communities and youth. The twelve men who are in this round of SWAG Award honorees include: OSCAR®-nominated producer, legendary Hollywood director Reginald Hudlin, award-winning Hollywood writer/director and Executive Producer of HBO’s “Insecure” Prentice Penny, GRAMMY® Award winning member of 112 and philanthropist Q Parker, history-making NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace, renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump, President and CEO of National Urban League Marc Morial, CNN contributors and political voices Van Jones and Bakari Sellers, President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta Kwame Johnson, “Jumping Jack Taxes” visionary Prince Donnell, educational innovator with "Teach Hustle Inspire" Dr. Shaun Woodly, and Professor of Sport Management and Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion in the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M-Professor Dr. John N. Singer.

A collaboration in tandem with Café Mocha Radio and Rushion McDonald, Money Making Conversations, first announced in April, Café Mocha’s SWAG Award series had launched featuring celebrities, top personalities, dads, and leaders including Cedric The Entertainer, Nick Cannon, Hill Harper, Chris Paul, Kirk Franklin, Hollywood entertainment leaders James Lopez and Jeff Clanagan, broadcasting personalities Stephen A. Smith and Rickey Smiley, among others.

Affectionately known as, ‘radio from a woman’s perspective,’ Café Mocha has honored an array of women from around the country and the SWAG Award feature honors men of color. From well-known to many unknown heroes, to submit a nomination, send an email with subject line ‘SWAG’ to info@milesaheadbroadcasting.com.