About the Black Solidarity Conference

The Black Solidarity Conference at Yale is a completely student-run annual conference held in February.  BSC is the largest undergraduate conference held at Yale University and it continues to grow each year! BSC invites over 700 undergraduates of various races, religions, ethnicities, and communities to discuss issues pertaining to the African Diaspora. Through discussions, panels, networking, and social gatherings, students from across the country analyze issues affecting the Black/Afro-Diasporic community and explore solutions that can be implemented on their own college campuses.  In the past, the Conference has hosted Drs. Michael Eric Dyson, Angela Davis, Nikki Giovanni, and Cornel West as keynote speakers. We've also hosted artists such as J. Cole, Big Sean, Vic Mensa, and Phony Ppl as concert performers! In the following pages, you can discover how to register for conference and be a part of this amazing experience!

BSC 2026: “The Miseducation: LEARNING AS A TOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

 

BSC 2026's Theme:

BSC 2026: “The Miseducation: LEARNING AS A TOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

For more than three decades, the Black Solidarity Conference has been a cornerstone of intellectual discourse and community building at Yale University, as well as at colleges and universities across the country. Originating as a small gathering to discuss issues facing the African Diaspora, it has grown into Yale's largest undergraduate conference, drawing over 700 participants from across the nation. The conference consistently provides a platform to analyze challenges within the Black community and explore innovative solutions that attendees can apply on their campuses.

In 2026, we turn our attention to a theme that asks us to critically examine the systems that shape knowledge itself: The Miseducation: Learning as a Tool for Social Justice. This theme takes inspiration from the long history of education as both a site of exclusion and a pathway to liberation. It challenges us to confront the ways miseducation has been used to distort narratives, limit opportunities, and perpetuate injustice—while also reclaiming education as a radical tool for empowerment, resistance, and collective transformation.

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Where is the Conference?

The conference takes place every February at Yale University. The Afro-American Cultural Center at Yale serves as the "home base" throughout BSC while panels, workshops, and several events take place in classrooms, conference halls, and other venues across Yale's campus. 

Yale University
The Afro-American Cultural Center at Yale
211 Park Street
New Haven, CT 06511