Updated: November 1, 2015 In the article below, Carlton McLellan, PhD, Founding Director of The American Ambassadors Project and Senior Fellow with the Association of Black American Ambassadors (ABAA), briefly describes the history of the more than one hundred and sixty-six black women and men who have led diplomatic delegations as U.S. Ambassadors in one hundred and eight nations around […]
America’s Black Ambassadors: A Historical Snapshot
Black student unions are under pressure – here’s what they do and how they help Black students find community Antar A. Tichavakunda, Associate Professor of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara on November 18, 2025 at 1:15 pm
Members of the Black Student Union at Kutztown University in Kutztown, Pa., march in a protest in April 2015. Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images Black student unions have been a vital part of many Black college students’ lives for more than 60 years. But since 2024, Black student unions have lost their institutional support, campus space and funding […]