National Black Programming Consortium

About Us

The National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC) is a non-profit national media arts organization committed to the presentation, funding, promotion, distribution and preservation of positive images of African Americans and the African Diaspora.

Its primary source of funding is the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The National Black Programming Consortium has a long-standing history of providing on-going workshops and training to emerging, mid-level and seasoned producers. NBPC''s goal is to enhance producer skills while keeping them updated on the latest developments in media and public television. NBPC supports insightful outreach programs targeted for the national PBS schedule and in the spirit of healthy competition presents a bi-annual international film festival called Prized Pieces.

NBPC sets the standard for and is one of the leading providers of historically accurate programming about the African American experience on American public television.