The Black Student Union was founded in 1968, and has had dedicated leadership for over 50 years.
Black Student Union Presidents (1968-Present) and Vice Presidents (1990-Present)
| 1968 | Horace Gosier (Chairman) |
| 1969 | Fred Flowers |
| 1969-1970 | John Burt |
| 1970-1971 | Everett Rains |
| 1971-1972 | John Burt |
| 1972-1973 | Samuel A. Trice |
| 1973-1974 | Lloyd Ballard |
| 1974-1975 | Eddie Bell |
| 1975-1976 | Gary Holmes |
| 1976-1977 | Gary Johnson |
| 1977-1978 | Michael Chandler |
| 1978-79 | Carl Perkins |
| 1979-1981 | Elijah Smiley (two terms) |
| 1981-1982 | Leon Morris |
| 1982-1983 | Willard Proctor |
| 1983-1984 | Lance Williams |
| 1984-1985 | Herbert Andrews |
| 1985-1986 | Michael Andrews |
| 1986-1987 | Christine Minor |
| 1987-1988 | Derek Sands |
| 1988-1989 | Carl Solomon |
| 1989-1991 | Benjamin Crump (two terms) Hallema Simmons |
| 1991-1992 | Bernard Johnson |
| 1992-1993 | Ahli Moore |
| 1993-1994 | William Faulkner Kammi Berry |
| 1994-1995 | Willie Clark Levonia King |
| 1995-1996 | Dwight Moxie Aristea Johnson |
| 1996-1997 | Dwight Moxie Tiffany Hickson |
| 1997-1998 | Tymeisha Baker Avery Anderson |
| 1998-1999 | Debra “Toy” Wright Ewans Michael |
| 1999-2000 | Ashya House Mark Davis |
| 2000-2001 | Jean Accius Rennai Palmer |
| 2001-2002 | Christopher Washington Bobeth Yates |
| 2002-2003 | Charity Miller Kyle Hires |
| 2003-2004 | Rabiatu Barrie Donnie Garner |
| 2004-2005 | Donnie Garner Allison Hamilton |
| 2005-2006 | Christopher Evans Alexis Jenkins |
| 2006-2007 | Kiesha Moodie Dorian George |
| 2007-2008 | Pedro Gassant Dominique Bouie |
| 2008-2009 | Cornelius Troy Patrice Harris |
| 2009-2010 | Pavielle Bookman Adrian Williams |
| 2010-2011 | Adrian Williams Kiara McCoy |
| 2011-2012 | Dimitri Brome(summer) Kiara McCoy Jeanne Suah |
| 2012-2013 | Jareth Bent Jasmine Johnson |
| 2013-2014 | Harold Scott Taylor Crowley |
| 2014-2015 | Rodney Moore Jacqueline A. Futch |
| 2015-2016 | Sheldon Williams Ebonique M. Brooks |
| 2016-2017 | Rashard Johnson Monèt King |
| 2017-2018 | Andrew Melville Diamond Hill |
| 2018-2019 | Maurice Wedderburn Ki-Mani Ward |
| 2019-2020 | Wendyvette Edwards Kaitlynn Baird |
| 2020-2021 | D'Vodrek Ponder Ramoné Raiford |
| 2021-2022 | Jaze Shaw-Young Cameron Bickley |
| 2022-2023 | Jasen Louis Sophonie Desvaristes |