OUR VISION
OUR 12 GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Greatest MINDS has a vision for the 21st century where skilled, educated Black professionals will take leadership in their communities and careers by supporting high school students on their road to college and beyond.
WE INSPIRE
By believing that change can happen in our communities and in people's lives and by communicating that vision in everything we do.
WE INNOVATE
By trying our hands at the new and unusual, by always moving forward, and by insisting that our reach exceed our grasp.
WE TAKE RISKS
By pushing ourselves to take on new challenges, by experimenting with different models, and by speaking truth to power.
OUR MISSION
WE EMPOWER THE GREATEST MINDS
Greatest MINDS is a networking organization of educators, activists, entrepreneurs, young professionals, artists, and community members. Our mission is to provide mentorship and guidance to citizens and first-generation college students seeking to become active and successful contributors to civil society by giving them access to college, career, and community networks. We achieve this by promoting intergenerational dialogue through developing programs, forums, initiatives, campaigns, and conferences that highlight the issues of race, socio-economic class, and gender identity in urban cities and on college campuses. Through our collaborative process, we work towards solving these social justice issues by developing a more democratic and inclusive economy.
2024 - 2025 MEMBERS
INTRODUCING THE GREATEST MINDS SCHOLARS
OUR PROGRAMS
Our programs, events, and symposiums prove that people can work together to make us challenge our own assumptions of racial, cultural, and gender identities to make a more welcoming community and campus environment embracing diversity and inclusion. All races, ethnicities, and socioeconomic backgrounds participate in our programs and events. Join our Mentor Volunteer and Participate (MVP) Programs with Greatest MINDS. Here are some examples of our projects and programs.
MENTOR
Middle School & High School Students
Our Greatest MINDS program provides mentors to groups of middle school and high school students ages 13 to 18, allowing them to learn new technology skills while embracing working and studying together in teams to do homework, classwork, and community assignments. We also provide college students and young professionals who are crucial role models, especially for African American boys and young men. Through our signature College, Career & Community Program and its online and in-person sessions at community sites, students will participate in mentoring and tutoring from highly accomplished African American professionals from their neighborhood and receive traditional training in STEAM activities.
VOLUNTEER
College Students
Our Greatest MINDS works with all young people ages 19 to 24 especially first-generation and minority college students. The organization has partnered up with staff, students, faculty, and alumni from local universities, and community members to provide valuable mentors and guidance for those who seek access to college, career, and community networks to succeed in life. The Greatest MINDS gives our college students opportunities to network and transition from college to career.
PARTICIPATE
Young Professionals and Alumni Building Bridges, Outreach, & Belonging and with Corporations, Colleges & Universities, Community Organizations, and Government Agencies
Our Greatest MINDS Impact Fellows Program members provide crucial networks for
emerging leaders, ages 25-39, to become economically self-sufficient and meaningful contributors to society. Our program enables members to engage with community-based organizations, corporations across industries, college and universities, civic-based groups, and government agencies — united to have a meaningful impact on the experiences of underserved and underestimated communities across identities. We work to ensure our members, students, and alumni feel comfortable in any space—from the workplace to the classroom and in the public square–and strive to engender a sense of belonging so each individual is positioned to exercise their greatest gifts. Through targeted outreach, workshops, trainings, and seminars, our young professionals and alumni are equipped with the social capital and skills required to compete in an evolving, global economy across industries and disciplines, including education, business, sciences, entrepreneurship, and technology. Our success is hindered by every member having the agency to market themselves, thrive, and impact any space they operate in.
TESTIMONIALS
What I like about Greatest MINDS is their focus to engage high school students to look at attending HBCU's by doing tours to show that these schools are just as outstanding and viable as non-HBCUs. They also helped with college applications. And it provided a space for current students and alumni to gather and share their experiences and network.
— Pamela King, community activist
UPCOMING EVENTS
VIDEOS
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Mailing Addresses:
Greatest MINDS Boston
2107 Washington St.
Boston, MA 02119
Greatest MINDS Atlanta
c/o Launch GSU
58 Edgewood Avenue, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30303
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