it's a magical night with historic precedence, from dubois, to carlotta buffy gordon, now known as dr. myles. affluent blacks have been passing on the legacy of success for well over 100 years. >> what the tuxedo ball reminds me personally is that you cannot settle for mediocrity. ♪ that's what friends are for >> we mobilize our kids to go out and make a difference. >> my idea of blackness may not be what society says or what other people say blackness is. i can't help that i was born in the place that i was born in. i can only hope to make the world a better place from that. >>> coming up, she owns a home, a car and makes $77,000 a year. why is she walking away from it all and taking the risk of a lifetime? sfloo man: it seems, only a minute ago, we were kids with little responsibility, zero accountability. our parents telling us what to do... how to behave. now, all of a sudden, we're there, in that role, at that time in our lives where everyone and everything is depending on us. it's a scary feeling, but it's also a good one. especially when i'm confident someone's there for me. jo