Edward Waters College News September 23, 2015 EWC Kicks-Off the #BlackMindsMatter Initiative Edward Waters College (EWC), Florida's oldest historically black college and private institution of higher education, is rallying behind a grassroots initiative aimed at encouraging young African-American leaders through the hashtag "#BlackMindsMatter." #BlackMindsMatter (BMM) works to develop young African Americans for the 21st century through the use of the arts, education and political activism. Through engagement in cultural events, speaker presentations, and the Heritage Concert Series, BMM strives to increase voter registration, college matriculation and HBCU funding. The #BlackMindsMatter movement officially kicked-off with a voter registration drive in the George N. Collins Student Union Building on the EWC campus Friday, September 18th. Gospel vocalists Le'Andria Johnson, Laval Belle and Karen Briggs also held the first performance of the BMM's Heritage Concert Series Friday, September 18th at Abyssinia Missionary Baptist Church, 10325 Interstate Center Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32218. BMM's goal is to fight social injustice through the promotion of education. BMM works to provide scholarships to underprivileged youth who will attend historically black colleges in the United States. You can learn more about #BlackMindsMatter by clicking here.<http://www.blackmindsmatter.com/> JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Edward Waters College (EWC), Florida's oldest historically black college and private institution of higher education, is rallying behind a grassroots initiative aimed at encouraging young African-American leaders through the hashtag "#BlackMindsMatter." #BlackMindsMatter (BMM) works to develop young African Americans for the 21st century through the use of the arts, education and political activism. Through engagement in cultural events, speaker presentations, and the Heritage Concert Series, BMM strives to increase voter registration, college matriculation and HBCU funding. The #BlackMindsMatter movement officially kicked-off with a voter registration drive in the George N. Collins Student Union Building on the EWC campus Friday, September 18th. Gospel vocalists Le'Andria Johnson, Laval Belle and Karen Briggs also held the first performance of the BMM's Heritage Concert Series Friday, September 18th at Abyssinia Missionary Baptist Church, 10325 Interstate Center Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32218. BMM's goal is to fight social injustice through the promotion of education. BMM works to provide scholarships to underprivileged youth who will attend historically black colleges in the United States. You can learn more about #BlackMindsMatter by clicking here.<http://www.blackmindsmatter.com/> SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-702-5854 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.