Greatest MINDS Atlanta

04/12/2021

Check out my new article "Black Dreams Matter - My Family's Legacy with Racism" By George "Chip" Greenidge, Jr. --- "I was recently involved in the summer and fall peaceful protests regarding the wrongful deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Rayshard Brooks at the hands of police officers. I participated in the Atlanta protest with the students I teach at Georgia State University, and I even organized several community standouts and Get-Out-The-Vote (GOTV) efforts in Boston with the Greatest MINDS students and the Black college alumni in support of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. The protests were a reminder that there are people willing to stand against injustice. I was also amazed at the number of allies from all races, ethnicities, and gender identities that came to support these demonstrations, marches, and protests. These international rallies could have been arguably the largest protests the world has seen in regards to addressing structural racism."
Here is my article on "Black Dreams Matter":

By George (Chip) Greenidge, Jr. Pictured left to right: myself, George R. Greenidge, Jr., my paternal great grandfather author George R. Margetson, my paternal grandmother M. Norma Margetson (Greenidge), my father George R. Greenidge, Sr., my mother Paulina Heard (Greenidge), and my maternal grandmo...

03/23/2021

11/16/2020

Join me George Greenidge​ today at 6:00pm as I co-moderate a panel with the newly founded Center for Studies on Africa and Its Diaspora (CSAD) and the African Diaspora Student Advocacy Coalition (ADSAC) are excited to invite you to the student-focused segment of the center’s Race and the Role of the Academy in the Post-Awakening World series.
We welcome you to join us at our Fall 2020 Student Town Hall: Introducing the Center for the Studies of Africa and Its Diaspora (CSAD): What Is It and How Can It Serve Students? Monday, November 16, 2020 6PM EDT. Register: https://bit.ly/csadstudenttownhall. We expect that students will express some of what they are experiencing during these unprecedented times of COVID-19 and civil unrest. CSAD embraces this dialogue because the center aims to serve students academically and professionally through scholarly initiatives and pragmatic programming. Since CSAD’s work includes a central focus on race, we anticipate that the town hall will also address issues students have been facing that are connected to systematic racism. Through this conversation, CSAD hopes to learn how it can support ADSAC in its mission to address systemic racism through higher education by working to actualize the university’s goal of equalizing the national playing field and cultivating individuals who are able to push society forward. For information on the Center for the Studies of Africa and Its Diaspora (CSAD) here: https://csad.gsu.edu
Register: https://bit.ly/csadstudenttownhall

10/19/2020

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08/02/2020

Greatest MINDS Boston is hosting a College Week Youth Zoom Series from Monday, August 3rd, 2020 through Friday, August 7th,2020 with each session lasting from 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm. Join our summer college interns as they moderate a week of full of Zoom panels, covering a variety of interesting topics for students and parents alike! The event flyers with more information are attached at the bottom of this email. HERE ARE THE SESSIONS: Monday, August 3rd, 2020 (5:30 pm - 6:30 pm): Manifestation Monday Pick Monday, August 3rd for Nia's Session at 5:30pm - 6:30pm online on Zoom. Register for the event via Eventbrite at http://gmbcollegeweek.eventbrite.com/ . Tickets are free, and participants can attend any (or all) of the sessions they wish. Everyone is welcome to sign up! Join us!

07/29/2020

Join Greatest MINDS on Wednesday from 12pm - 2pm in Boston's Washington Park aka Malcolm X Park right in front of the Melnea Cass Center. Hear from these two young entrepreneurs. FREE LUNCH too if you get there early !!!!!

06/17/2020

GREATEST MINDS MEETING Youth Speak Out
Wednesday, June 17th, 2020 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm on ZOOM
GREATEST MINDS MEETING Youth Speak Out from the BLM Generation Speak about what they believe is important in Education, Employment, and Entrepreneurship. Join the young Black people ages 19 - 25 share what they believe is needed on the agenda.
ZOOM Meeting ID: 884 8718 1267
ZOOM Password: 946860
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88487181267?pwd=WU5DemRndFR5TjJlcGs3QlRUd1Bodz09

05/18/2020

Recipient of the George M. Sparks Award. I was recognized Georgia State’s unsung heroes who go the extra mile with good humor and perseverance. Here is the "new and revised" video the university just posted on their website: https://share.vidyard.com/watch/biM66aznmM9vdGB9VrTXr5?chapter=5

05/15/2020

So glad to be the recipient of illustrious and coveted GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY'S GEORGE M. SPARKS AWARDS from the Office of the President and University Events - I was named a recipient - George R. Greenidge Jr. / Chip Greenidge - The George M. Sparks awards recognize Georgia State’s unsung heroes: faculty, staff, and students who exemplify a willingness to go the extra mile with good humor and perseverance. These were the characteristics of one of the university’s most highly regarded presidents, Dr. George McIntosh Sparks, who served from 1928 to 1957. A university committee that includes past Sparks Award recipients selects the winners based on the information submitted. Nominees must have been associated with Georgia State University for at least five years. Here is the new and revised video the university just posted: