Black Professional Men

"Ensuring The Future of The African-American Male"

Black Professional Men

"Ensuring The Future of The African-American Male"

Black Professional Men

"Ensuring The Future of The African-American Male"

Black Professional Men

"Ensuring The Future of The African-American Male"

Black Professional Men, Inc. (BPM) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization based in Baltimore, Maryland and established in 1991 to address the social, economic and political awareness needs of the African-American community, especially those of the African-American male. BPM Facebook link Donate Now
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BPM mentors young men in the Baltimore metro area, prepares them for higher education and provides college scholarships.

  

Rays Of Hope

Saturday, June 16, 2012
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Black Professional Men, Inc. announces the 19th Annual Rays of Hope awards Scholarship Breakfast Winners

Theme:  “Understanding One’s Mission…. Pursuing the Passion”.

(Baltimore, April 27, 2012)  For the past 19 years in June on the Saturday morning preceding Father’s Day, hundreds gather to celebrate the scholarship of a least 10 high school African –American males embarking upon educational endeavors at institutions of higher learning and to honor business and community leaders for their industry and civic endeavors during the annual Rays of Hope Awards and Scholarship Breakfast that is sponsored by Black Professional Men Inc. (BPM)

The Rays of Hope awards and Scholarship Breakfast provides an opportunity for BPM Inc. to showcase and distribute scholarships to deserving African-American male students, graduating from the Baltimore metro area high schools.  During the event’s 18 year tenure, BPM Inc. have awarded over 165 scholarships to deserving African-American male students.  The 2012 BPM Scholars are the following students:

          Hafiz Aina  (Woodlawn High)  Towson University

          Tamar Boone  (Loyola Blakefield High)  Essex Community College

          Yelnats David ( Lansdowne High)  Columbia University

          Delante Desouza (Baltimore Polytechnic Institute)  Maryland

          Michael Greene ( Baltimore Polytechnic Institute) Morgan State

          Maurice Harried Jr. (Vivien Thomas Medical Academy)  UMBC

          Hassan James Jr.  (Towson High)   UMBC

          Jhustin Pascall Jr.  (Baltimore Polytechnic Institute) Towson

          Tyrone Page Jr. (The Baltimore School for the Arts)  Peabody

           Charles Robinson IV (Western Tech)   Frostburg State University

With sponsorships of Northrup Grumman, Grant Capital Management, Comcast Cable, Associated Black Charities, AAI Corporation, Baltimore Gas and Electric and several other corporate sponsors, BPM Inc. anticipates in awarding $13, 500.00 in scholarships to 10 graduating young men bringing their 19 year scholarship total to well over $175,000.00.

The Rays of Hope Awards are given to outstanding African-American men from the Greater- Baltimore metro area who have excelled in their prospective professions and serve as role models to younger African –American males.  Awards are given in the categories of law, business, religion, communications, STEM, education, and organization.

The 2012 Rays of Hope Award recipients are:

Larry S. Gibson, Esquire- Legacy/ law

Dr. Skip Sanders- Education

James Hamlin- Business

Doni Glover-  Communications

Ted Imes Sr.   STEM

Leon Purnell- Organization/ Health

Rev. Marlon Tilghman/ Religion

This year’s event will take place on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at the Sheraton Baltimore Hotel that is located 101 W. Fayette Street. The time is 9:00 a.m.  Marc Clarke, a WHUR radio host is the master of ceremonies for this year’s breakfast.

Past recipients have included The Honorable Congressmen Elijah Cummings, Dr Freeman Hrabowski (UMBC), Tyrone Taborn, Joseph Haskins, Dr. Cyril Byron (Tuskegee Airmen) and Dr. Harold Carter to name a few.

Fagan Harris BPM Scholar and 2011 Rhodes Scholar will be attending this year’s breakfast.

For more information regarding purchasing tickets ($55.00), journal ads, vendor space, or sponsorships please visit the organization’s website www.blackprofessionalmen.org  or call 410-377-1023.  Tickets can be purchased via PayPal . Please refer to the BPM website.
     

Black Professional Men Inc was founded in 1991 by three men from the Baltimore community that were “outraged” to action over the plight of our community; the pervasive sense of hopelessness among those less fortunate, particularly those of color within our inner city.  These men recognized several key truths:

 

1) While government programs are helpful, the greatest force of change would have to come from the community itself, therefore they recognized that “if it’s going to be, it’s up to me!”.

 

2) Although many of the ills are concentrated in certain communities, they affect our nation as a whole.  Local problems are in fact national problems. 

 

3) Begin working with the young because they are our country’s future.  And…

 

4) To the degree that we can remove the limits from these young men’s lives, they will grow up to be successful contributors to our American way of life, just like any young man growing up in any typical American family.