EVENT OVERVIEW
BYLP’s Celebration Weekend 2026 is a three-day, community-centered experience honoring the academic excellence of Black students from preschool through post-secondary education.
Designed to uplift, inspire, and bring together generations, Celebration Weekend creates joyful, affirming spaces for students, families, alumni, educators, and community supporters to celebrate both the journey and the achievement.
This weekend is about recognition, pride, and collective joy — honoring what it took to get here and empowering what comes next.
EVENT THEME
Held Down. Leveled Up.
Where we honor the Class of 2026 and the men
who proved that showing up changes everything.
From first steps to next chapters, Celebration Weekend recognizes the brilliance, resilience, and support systems that helped our students reach this moment — and affirms their future beyond it.
