A. To stimulate Black unity, respect, and self-consciousness
B. To provoke awareness of local, national, and international issues of interest to the Black community.
C. To participate in the social and political aspects of the Black community.
D. To serve as an organizational base from which the concerns and needs of Black students can be addressed in the most efficient manner possible.
The purpose of the Johns Hopkins University Black Student Union (hereafter referred to as the BSU) and activities shall be to provide and maintain the best possible conditions in which Black students may receive a complete college education, and which they may acquire important leadership skills for advancing the black population in the nation at large.