The Collective 9’s mission is to assist with the establishment of a New Educational Paradigm. It seeks to accomplish this through encouraging dialogue followed by action. The Collective 9 has determined that there will not be a New Educational Paradigm for black people if we are not able to envision an independent existence across all aspects of our lives (Spiritual Development, Agriculture, Education, Information, Health, Trade and Commerce, Defense, Justice, Arts and Culture, Science and Technology) and decide that we will fund and support it.