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Showcasing Black Excellence
Celebrate the achievements, leadership, and impact of Black professionals around the world.
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BPM Honors-Excellence in Motion-Meet & Greet
Black excellence deserves to be seen, celebrated, and connected to greater opportunity. BPM Honors celebrates excellence in motion. Join us on October 17, 2026, as we recognize the distinguished professionals named to the BPM Global 100, Women of Impact, and Men Who Lead.
This signature Black Professionals Month event honors exceptional leadership, achievement, and influence while strengthening relationships across our global community.
Includes a continental breakfast, lunch, and cocktails at the beautiful Coral Ridge Yacht Club.
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Recognize Excellence. Elevate Impact. Protect Our Legacy.
Black excellence deserves to be seen, celebrated, and connected to greater opportunity. Black Professionals Month invites individuals and organizations to nominate exceptional Black professionals, visionary Black entrepreneurs, and outstanding organizations for the BPM Global 100, BOBB 100, and Organization Spotlight recognitions.
Honorees gain valuable visibility, global recognition, and opportunities to connect and collaborate across the ICABA World Network.
Nominate someone whose leadership, innovation, achievement, and community impact are shaping what’s next—or nominate yourself or your organization. Submissions are reviewed for merit by the BPM selection team. Submit nominations by August 15, 2026.
BPM is More Than a Month. It's a Movement.
Black Professionals Month is more than a month — it is a movement.
A global call to recognize the excellence, leadership, innovation, and influence of Black professionals whose contributions continue to shape industries, strengthen communities, and drive economic progress worldwide.
ICABA’s Collaborative Success Ecosystem enables Black Professionals Month to serve as a catalyst and platform where accomplished professionals, entrepreneurs, executives, thought leaders, and emerging talent come together to inspire one another, exchange ideas, expand networks, and build a stronger future for generations to come.
BPM's Three Powerful Pillars
Black Professionals Month is designed around three core pillars that recognize achievement, expand opportunity, and elevate leadership presence across the global Black professional community.
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Advancing Wealth Creation
Leverage relationships, collaboration, and social capital to expand opportunity and economic advancement.
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Elevating Leadership Presence
Amplify the visibility, influence, and global reach of Black leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers.
About Black Professionals Month
Why Black Professionals Month?
- Celebrate Excellence
- Personal Growth and Empowerment
- Unify and Amplify Our Voice
- Support Diversity and Inclusion
- Build a Trusted Global Ecosystem for Black Professionals
What is Black Professionals Month (BPM)
Who Organizes Black Professionals Month?
Purpose of Black Professionals Month
Who Can Participate in Black Professionals Month?
How do I Join ICABA events?
Find Out How You Can Join BPM and Contribute to our Growing Professional Network
Ways You Can Participate
Black Professionals Month is built through nominations, partnerships, storytelling, and community participation. Choose the path that fits how you want to recognize excellence and help expand the global BPM movement.
Nominate Organization to Spotlight Submit an organization, network, nonprofit, ERG, or group to spotlight.
Nominate Organization BPM HONORS REPLAY
Catch the Replay: BPM HONORS 2025
Black Professionals Month Honors 2025: Celebrating Excellence, Leadership, and Global Impact
The BPM Honors 2025 Recap highlights an inspiring celebration of achievement during Black Professionals Month. Hosted by the ICABA World Network, the event recognized outstanding leaders, innovators, and changemakers making a global impact across industries.
Through powerful reflections, dynamic moments, and a spirit of community, the evening showcased the excellence, resilience, and influence of Black professionals who continue to lead, elevate, and inspire the next generation.
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BPM SHOWCASE
ICABA places a robust multi-platform social media campaign throughout October with paid and organic posts showcasing the BPM Global100 leading professionals, outstanding organizations, and historic milestone achievements of Black professionals.
BPM GLOBAL 100 LEADING BLACK PROFESSIONALS
BPM selects and honors 100 of the world’s most accomplished Black professionals.
BPM MILESTONE ACHIEVEMENTS
BPM recognizes and amplifies great accomplishments by Black professionals worldwide past and present.
BPM LEADING ORGANIZATIONS
BPM amplifies the visibility of Black professional and business organizations worldwide and encourages the public to join, donate and volunteer to support them.
BPM INITIATIVES
ICABA’s BPM initiatives focus on building global connections, fostering collaborations, and creating opportunities for Black professionals worldwide to thrive and succeed in their careers.
MASTERMIND GROUPS
ICABA will provide access to its ICABA Community’s Mastermind Groups to assist Black professionals worldwide to connect with relationships, information and opportunities to succeed, lead and prosper in their careers.
ACTIVATING COLLABORATIONS
During BPM, Black professionals across the globe will build productive and profitable collaborations.
GLOBAL COMMUNITY-BUILDING
BPM expands ICABA’s global network of Black professionals, helping them connect, collaborate, and elevate success.
WATCH & DISCOVER
Video Gallery
GOING BEYOND: The Future of DEI and Black Professional Advancement
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How to Stay Relevant and Valuable in the Era of AI | EP 2
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BPM Honors 2025 | Keynote Speaker: Mr. Travis T. Mack
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BPM Events & Program
Join us for the highly anticipated global kickoff of Black Professionals Month, where we gather some of the brightest Black professionals and entrepreneurs from around the world! This event will set the tone for a month of empowering connections and collaborations.
Experience our intensive Leadership & Innovation Summit focused on emerging technologies and digital transformation. Learn from industry experts and develop essential skills for leading in the digital age.
Connect with successful entrepreneurs and learn proven strategies for building and scaling businesses in today's competitive landscape. Gain insights from industry leaders and expand your professional network.
Accelerate your professional growth through our Career Development Week. Discover opportunities for advancement through specialized training, mentorship, and exclusive networking events.
Join us for the grand finale of Black Professionals Month, featuring awards, recognition ceremonies, and exclusive networking opportunities. Celebrate success and build lasting connections with industry leaders.
Elevating Black Professional Leadership Globally
OCTOBER 2024
CONNECT
The BPM Global 100 Honorees are identified to honor their accomplishments and to connect them to build productive relationships in ICABA’s trusted online community.
COLLABORATE
ICABA’s collaborative success ecosystem provides BPM global 100 honorees an online community to participate in programs and events that deliver valuable information and opportunities designed to enhance their success, leadership and prosperity.
ELEVATE
ICABA will elevate the ability of the BPM Global 100 Leading Black Professionals and other ICABA members to succeed, lead and prosper with access to its events, programs and resources.
Ways You Can Participate
Join our community and make a difference through these six impactful ways to participate and contribute.
Nominations
Click here to nominate a Black professional whose accomplishments are significant, inspiring and impactful.
Attend & Engage
Attend & engage in programs that's informative when our leaders share their insights and breakthroughs.
Sponsor & Support
Build brand affinity with an affluent, influential global audience while strengthening your talent pipeline.
Speak & Host
Are you a speaker or subject matter expert Interested in speaking and/or hosting an event? Share your topic/expertise, event, or concept.
Volunteer & Support
Join the BPM Movement to shape what's next. Volunteer to help with a project or event that delivers programs empowering Black professionals.
Share & Invite
Amplify the movement — spread Black Professionals Month across your networks, associations, and platforms — social, email, text, and beyond.
