- 1895: National Medical Association
- 1900: National Negro Business League
- 1908: National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses
- 1909: National Negro Bar Association
- 1913: National Dental Association
- 1921: National Insurance Association
- 1925: National Bar Association (Negro Bar Association)
- 1964: Student National Medical Association
- 1966: National Business League
- 1968: Association of Black Psychologists
- 1968: National Conference of Black Lawyers
- 1969: National Association of Black Accountants
- 1970: National Alliance of Black School Educators
- 1970: International Association of Black Professional Firefighters
- 1970: National Black MBA Association
- 1970: Association of Black Sociologists
- 1971: National Black Nurses Association
- 1972: National Black Police Association
- 1972: National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers
- 1974: The National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
- 1975: Black Data Processing Associates
- 1975: National Association of Black Journalists
- 1975: National Society of Black Engineers
- 1976: National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives
- 1979: Association of Black Women Historians
- 1979: Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association
- 1981: National Association of Black Geoscientists
- 1983: National Forum for Black Public Administrators
- 1985: National Organization of Black Women in Law Enforcement
- 1988: Black Coaches Association
- 1990: The Organization of Black Designers
- 1992: International Association of Black Actuaries
- 1993: National Black Chamber of Commerce
- 1995: National Black Farmers Association
- 1997: National African American Insurance Association
- 1998: National Black Public Relations Society
Local Associations of Note