The Black Executive Exchange Program (BEEP) was developed out of the need to expose black college students to
role models in business and government and enhance the curricula at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
(HBCUs) by relating them more closely to the world of work.
Prior to the establishment of the program, a pilot project involved black executives from business industries
that provided lectures as a “floating faculty” for courses in administration and marketing.
The successful outcome of the project resulted in BEEP becoming a vital component of the National Urban League.
During the spring of 1969, BEEP volunteers participated in semester-long credit bearing courses at Atlanta
University and Southern University. More than 200 students, were lectured by a total of 42 black
executives from 38 corporations. Since 1969, BEEP has made great strides in closing the gap between classroom experiences and the real world of
work.
NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE’S OLDEST SIGNATURE PROGRAM
By the end of its first iteration (2014), The Black Executive Exchange Program (BEEP)
The program established relationships with
84
84 of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
2000
2,000 executives from 1,000 companies
Supported more than
1 Million
Students though education, professional development, and networking opportunities
