In higher education in the United States, a Black Student Union (BSU) is an organization of Black students, generally with a focus on protest.[1] Historically functioning as a Black counterpart to the largely white organization Students for a Democratic Society,[1] 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.[2]