BMe VANGUARD

The BMe Vanguard is an invitation-only award and program that provides inspired black leaders from all walks of life additional Knowledge, Influence and Networks (K.I.N.) to fulfill black aspirations to Live Own Vote and Excel (L.O.V.E.). Vanguard program experiences are designed and facilitated by global authorities in their fields. Graduates of the program are afforded lifelong access to this community that cares, shares, and dares to help black people and all people to Live Own Vote or Excel (L.O.V.E.) in America.

WHO: The BMe Fellowships are for black leaders who are authentic, competent, build-oriented, and love black people and all people. Our Fellows come from government, nonprofit, business, and financial sectors and are deeply, personally committed, and remarkable people.

WHAT: We provide them access to their peers, attention to their self-care and resources to expand their:

Knowledge: Our course are taught by top authorities in their fields – many of whom are Vanguard too.
Influence: We teach framing, persuasion, cultural competence, social media influence, and more.
Network: This carefully curated black leadership family has over 400 Black entrepreneurs, executives, activists, and community-builders ranging from the owner of the largest Black-owned bank in the country to award-winning media producers, groundbreaking community activists, best selling authors who all share, care, and dare to make the Next Narrative for Black America based on Black L.O.V.E.

No stopping me now!

This program has radically enhanced the way I view my strengths and many facets of my leadership. I am not just an expert at what I am currently paid to do but an expert at being a Black woman in America, and expert at my authentic experience, and an expert in civil rights, justice, politics and more. This fellowship has seeded within me the courage to take risks and to trade the personal comfort of silence for the meaningfulness of being consequential. I will continue to speak in power and truth. There’s no stopping me now!

Alaina Beverly

Assistant Vice President for Urban Affairs

University of Chicago – Office of Federal Relations

BMe Public Voices Fellow

Awesome brotherhood of Black men

BMe has been a wonderful vehicle to connect with powerful brothers that love to work towards positive change. The BMe team, the information and the opportunity that has been shared with the leaders over the years is priceless! I am so very thankful that I can tell my grandchildren about the awesome brotherhood of black men working across the world to change our reality. I love to see my brothers shine and serve!

Andre Dandridge

Founder

New Young Fathers

BMe Genius Fellow

Useful, forward-thinking, and impactful leadership

We’re on a constant journey to improve our impact because our children deserve our best efforts. BMe Community’s asset-framing helps us to accurately project our aspirations and align our leadership accordingly. I became a BMe Fellow and introduced asset-framing to our board because it is a useful, forward-thinking, and impactful leadership tool for building a better future.

Tonya Allen

President, CEO

The Skillman Foundation

BMe Public Voices Fellow

Connected by love

BMe is a family-oriented fellowship filled with positive vibes and great energy… We are not connected by blood, but yet connected by love!

Shadora Ford

President/Founder

Destined for Greatness Mentoring Initiative!

BMe Vanguard Fellow

An Amazing Experience

This was an amazing experience. I’m so grateful to be a part of the BMe Community. Narrative change work is so important and because we have been colonized for generations to believe disempowering narratives about ourselves and each other. In order for us to heal, we must work diligently to continually detox old mental/emotional/social poisons so that we can be rooted in the truest part of ourselves. From that place we are unstoppable. Thank you pouring on the love and activating the power!

Dr. Phyllis Hubbard

Senior Director of BMA Health and Healing Strategies

Campaign for Black Male Achievement