To expose young black females in grades 6-8 to an array of educational, cultural and artistic opportunities through mentor interactions with black female undergraduate and graduate students

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To promote a sisterhood of black girls and women who share common goals and experiences

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To build healthy self-concepts, esteem, and refinement

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To broaden black girl’s worldviews and promote consciousness of the African Diasporic experience and Womanist/Black Feminist thought

To develop a sense of accountability and responsibility to the black female community

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To promote the accessibility of higher education and increase awareness of various career opportunities

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To develop leadership training, workshops and interactive learning via various mediums such as film, music, theater, poetry and spoken word

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To acknowledge our dual role as scholarly researchers and mentors toward a greater understanding of the black female experience