Black Student Union

Type: Company

As of November 2026, Black Student Union has been mentioned in one podcast episode on This American Life (Sep 2025). Illustrates the challenges faced by student organizations under new anti-DEI laws.

In higher education in the United States, a Black Student Union (BSU) is an organization of Black students, generally with a focus on protest. Historically functioning as a Black counterpart to the largely white organization Students for a Democratic Society, Black Student Unions advocated for changes on college campuses during the Black Power movement. According to Ibram X. Kendi, the existence of the academic field of Black studies is a direct result of advocacy by Black Student Unions.