That Bougie A$$ Bingo Is Back!

"Last year's Bingo stressed me tf out. Sign me up again." — Dr. Brandi Rae Hicks

And she wasn't lying. Dr. Brandi is the one standing, having aaaaaalll the fun.

And get this...she was celebrating someone else's win. Check out her joy on the left side.

But wait...

If you are new here... welcome to the Mafia Miracle Report. Every week I share what is happening inside Move-In Day Mafia, a nonprofit that supports foster care/kindship care and unhoused college scholars at HBCUs with dorm room makeovers, care packages, move-in support, and community. I'm TeeJ, the founder and I'm glad you're here.

Now back to Dr. Brandie's joy.

She did not have to testify like that. Nobody asked. She just... did it. And I screenshotted it immediately because THAT is exactly what last year's Bingo was.

It was stressful in the best possible way. It was loud. It was full. It was a room full of strangers who turned into teammates who turned into family. All for scholars they had never met.

THE BOUGIE A$$ BINGO IS BACK

Officially? It's called Theeee HBCU Bingo Xperience. Saturday, July 11, 2026. 7pm. Atlanta.
👉🏽 MoveInDayMafia.org/HBCUBingo

​And the best part? You don't have to be an HBCU alum to have a great time. You just have to be willing to lean into joy, love the Mafia mission, and be ready to win big just like Chris here.

If you were there last year, you already know what you signed up for. And if you weren't? Let me tell you what you missed.

It was OFF. THE. CHAIN.

Sherri Shepherd brought the funny in her comedy set.

The Best Buy Blizzard, where people were grabbing money literally OUT OF THE AIR.

​The Amazon Deck the Dorm competition, where strangers became teammates trying to furnish a whole dorm room against the clock.

The D9 strolling. HBCU-themed Bingo cards. HBCU anthems blasting and every single person in that room just... feeling it. Together. And then there was a moment nobody saw coming. I'm still not telling. 😏

This year? We are going...

BIGGER VENUE. BIGGEST FUN!

A silent auction. Surprises I cannot talk about yet. Prizes that are gonna make people walk out shaking their heads in the best way.

Now. If you want the FULL experience? The Miracle Maker VIP Reception is where your night starts. Before General Admission even walks through the door, you are already inside. Premium reserved seating. Extra bingo cards. A swag bag. A caricature artist. An exclusive VIP-only game. Early access. All of it.

It is A. WHOLE. THING.

And at some point in the evening? You are going to meet two of our scholars. Live. In that room. Not a video. Not a slide. Them. Look them in the eye and know exactly who you showed up for.

General Admission is $107. Not a random number. In honor of the original 107 HBCUs. Every ticket is intentional.

Here is the one thing I need you to do right now.

​Early bird pricing ends June 19. Juneteenth. After that, the price goes up. VIP is limited and it will sell out. Do not wait and then be sad about it later.

Last year it was over 250 people in one room with one mission. Having the absolute time of their lives. For scholars who needed every single one of them to show up.

That is what this is. That is what YOU are a part of.

👉🏽 MoveInDayMafia.org/HBCUBingo

Oh...one more thing.

If you and your crew are already talking about coming, grab a table before Early Bird ends on June 19th (Juneteenth.) A General Admission table seats 8 people for $756, which means your per-person cost drops to $94.50. VIP tables seat 8 for $1,476. Either way, you are saving money AND you get to experience the whole night together. Companies, sororities, fraternities, friend groups, coworkers who actually like each other... this is your move. Get your table secured before they're gone.

👉🏽 MoveInDayMafia.org/HBCUBingo

Every month when our scholars submit their care package requests, they have to finish a sentence.

They choose one:
“I’m grateful that…”
“I’m excited that…”
“I’m looking forward to…”

​So we like to share some with you:

What I'm about to tell you... I did not tell many people last year until Bingo was over.

48 hours before THEE HBCU Bingo Xperience, I was in a near-fatal car accident.

I only told the people who absolutely needed to know because I was not about to let anyone talk me out of showing up. We had worked too hard. Too many people were counting on that night. So I showed up. On a lot of pain meds. Smiling. Because the adrenaline from having walked away was still doing its job.

The fallout didn't hit until the day after, when the adrenaline wore off.

Wanna hear something wild?

While they were trying to get me out of the car, a bystander started yelling that gospel music was still playing in my car. Pastor Mike Jr.'s song, "Proof" had come on the radio. And when I realized it, my brain locked in on one line.

"You want to see a miracle? Look at me."

That is why that was my Bingo entrance song.

Now here is the wild part. Despite a blackout during our setup because someone hit a transformer and knocked the electricity out for the whole block... despite the AC breaking in the VIP room and us scrambling to move everyone out of a 90-degree room... despite nobody remembering to tell the guests they could eat so they were hungry... despite ALL of that...

We still had 250 people having the time of their lives.

We still got Dr. Brandi Rae Hicks saying she was stressed out of her mind and signing up again anyway.

​I was a walking miracle at that event. Literally. And the whole night felt like one too.

Here is what I need you to take with you.

There is something you have been sitting on. A business. A conversation you keep putting off. A dream you told yourself you'd start when the timing was better. When you felt more ready. When the risk felt smaller.

I need you to hear me when I say this: the conditions will never be perfect.

Your version of the transformer blowing. Your version of the AC breaking. Your version of showing up anyway on fumes.

Do it anyway.

Because on the other side of YOUR scared is something you will not believe. And the people who need YOU to show up are already waiting.

Do not wait until you are ready.

Ready is a myth. Willing is what moves mountains.

Now go move yours.