BLACK
MINDS
DESERVE
MORE.
Chicago-rooted. Black-centered. Community-built. Black Minds Matter Foundation is preparing for its official January 2027 launch — building culturally grounded pathways for mental wellness, creativity, leadership, movement, and community.
LOVE YOU. LOVE YOURS.
The Model
LOVE YOU.
LOVE YOURS.
Before people can fully love their lives, relationships, families, communities, purpose, work, creativity, finances, or futures — they must first learn how to love themselves.
When you learn to love yourself, you begin to handle your life differently. You love your mind differently. Your body differently. Your people differently. Your future differently.
First: Love You.
Then: Love Yours.
Why Now
OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS
ARE STILL
STANDING.
These communities have adapted, survived, rebuilt, and carried generations. The question is not whether our communities are resilient. They have already proven that.
The deeper question is: how much longer should resilience be the requirement?
Black Minds Matter Foundation exists to help build stronger support systems around the people, families, students, creatives, athletes, and leaders who are already holding their communities together.
We are not here to replace
community strength.
We are here to invest in it.
How We Do The Work
FIVE AREAS OF
PRACTICE.
We don't build a catalog of programs. We build around five connected areas of practice — each one grounded in the same belief: love yourself first, then build from there.
Mental Wellness & Self-Love
Culturally grounded spaces to reflect, process stress, rebuild self-worth, and develop healthier relationships with self.
Sports, Movement & Mentorship
Movement, coaching, teamwork, and discipline as tools for wellness, confidence, regulation, and leadership.
Creative Expression & Storytelling
Podcasting, video, music, photography, and writing — turning lived experience into expression and connection.
Leadership & Practical Growth
Connecting wellness to purpose, relationships, finances, work, school, and decision-making.
Community Care & Connection
Service projects, events, partnerships, and intergenerational relationships that build community.
Intergenerational by mission. Young-adult-forward in our first launch phase.
Pre-Launch Momentum
THE WORK HAS
ALREADY STARTED.
BMMF is not waiting until 2027. We are building, testing, serving, partnering, and preparing — showing up in community now so the foundation is real by the time it launches.
Chicago Parks Foundation · Pitch In
Joined the Pitch In playground cleanup initiative to help maintain and care for community park spaces across Chicago.
Wellness & Movement Pilots
Developing early wellness circles, sports-based mentorship sessions, and creative storytelling labs with community partners.
Building the Network
Connecting with schools, churches, coaches, creatives, wellness professionals, and community organizations ahead of the 2027 launch.
2026 is not a waiting period. It is a build season — fundraising, pilot initiatives, community service, partnership development, volunteer engagement, creative projects, and organizational infrastructure.
The Road to Launch
NOW WE BUILD.
JANUARY 2027
WE LAUNCH.
Now · Pre-Launch
Build. Test. Partner. Serve. Prepare. Fundraise.
January 2027 · Official Launch
Public programs, open participation, and the full BMMF ecosystem goes live.
2026 Pre-Launch Goal
$10,000
by December 2026
A focused pre-launch goal to help BMMF prepare pilots, programming, partnerships, outreach, and January 2027 launch activity.
BMMF is an IRS-recognized 501(c)(3). Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Build This With Us
INVEST IN THE
INFRASTRUCTURE OF
HEALING & COMMUNITY.
Partners build with BMMF — not around it. Whether you participate, partner, donate, volunteer, or stay connected, there is a place for you in this work.
Partner
Build programming, outreach, or shared impact with BMMF.
→Donate
Help build what comes next.
→Volunteer
Share your time, skills, and experience.
→Stay Connected
Learn about programs, events, and the 2027 launch.
→Love You. Love Yours.
Black Minds Matter Foundation · Chicago, Illinois · 501(c)(3)