BEEP is the National Urban League’s oldest signature program. Established in 1969 through a grant from the Ford Foundation, 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. The program has grown exponentially over the years reaching over 750,000 students since its inception.

What We Do:

BEEP supports HBCUs by providing business faculty with contacts, structured workshops, and counsel that help to enrich the campus curriculum. Additionally, the schools benefit from interaction with the business community, its managers, career opportunities and in-kind resources.

The Black Executive Exchange Program is presented in several different formats to provide a variety of ways to engage students in career exploration and planning. They range from two-day seminars to semester-long courses for credit.