Black Public Media

Black Public Media (BPM) is a nonprofit based in Harlem, New York, that supports the development of visionary content creators and distributes stories about the global Black experience to inspire a more equitable and inclusive future. Founded in 1979 as the National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC), it was renamed Black Public Media in 2018.

BPM is one of the five organizations of the National Multicultural Alliance formerly funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. BPM brings Black stories to public media networks. It funds projects through its Open Call and is the executive producer of AfroPoP Digital Shorts. It also supports creative technologists through the BPMplus fellowship and residencies, and runs talent development and education programs. Its history includes funding Julie Dash's "Daughters of the Dust" and co-producing "State of Black America" with the National Urban League.

A team of about five staff under Executive Director Leslie Fields-Cruz works in programs, emerging media, talent development, marketing and communications, social media and operations, with a board of directors chaired by Deniese Davis. The BPM site has no standing careers page.