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It was a long, arduous journey but we made it. I am proud to say that I was there to bear witness. Now it's time for the next phase of this fantastic voyage to begin. Let's not stop the hard work that brought us to this point. Rather, let us redouble our efforts!

That said, let's get back to what's going down in beatown. It's been awhile since I've made an update and I'm pleased to say that a lot has been jumping off. Artists, promoters, DJs, and nightlife enthusiasts have been putting in a lot of hard work to make Boston a better place and it's paying off. A debt of gratitude for this is owed to the Greatest Minds participants who have been making it happen for months now. You too can put your head together with some great minds tonight!


Join Boston's BEST in the GREATEST MINDS Social Mixer and Networking Event:

TONIGHT - Monday, February 2nd, 2009
6:30pm - 9:30pm
Rudi's Bistro
811 Massachusetts Avenue
Roxbury, MA 02118
Phone Number: 617.345.5432

(next to the Hampton Inn & Suites Hotel on Massachusetts Avenue and near Boston Medical Center/Boston City Hospital)

The GREATEST MINDS Team has been meeting for over the last six months in the areas of :

EDUCATION PIPELINE (K-16)
POLITICS in Boston
The Boston Nightlife for Black People
CIVIC LIFE
ENTREPRENEURSHIP & New Businesses
ARTS & MUSIC SCENE
NETWORKING
INTER-GENERATIONAL LEADERSHIP
LEADERSHIP TRANSFORMATION : Next Generation Leaders

Join us for a chance to meet others who are doing great and innovative work in the city of Boston. May it be starting a business, opening a new club night, looking for new volunteers, interested in politics or running for office, looking to share your services in graphics or event planning, interested in starting a new organization or join one, an artist or new to the area. Come to this event and meet Boston's most interesting people that want to make it work!

We also are finishing our ACTION STEPS for each of those areas and plan to present them at Hibernia Hall in February 2009. We are also working on the GREATEST MINDS Conference in June 2009. So stayed tuned.

This event is FREE!

We suggest that you bring flyers for your upcoming events and business cards to pass around.
For our conversations and feedback from people, there have been many new collaborations that have come out of the GREATEST MINDS meetings. Why not join in the fun!!

FREE PARKING. Please note there is free parking in the Parking Lot of the Hampton Inn and Suites Hotel. FREE PARKING!

This event is sponsored by the National Black College Alliance's Next Generation Program and the NBCA's GREATEST MINDS Initiative.

On a totally unrelated note, I just want to add my congrats to Erykah Badu and Jay Electronica on the birth of their baby girl yesterday afternoon. Celebrate life!