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YBAA New York alumni and incoming students behind a YBAA banner at the New York Summer Send-Off
Aug ’26 Newsletter
A new home online, five new board members, upcoming events, summer send-off recaps, and member milestones.
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YBAA members gathered at a Los Angeles reception
Welcome to our new digital home
We’ve launched a new website at yaleblackalumni.com. Here’s why we built it, a tour of what’s on it, and how to get your chapter, your news, and your ideas onto...
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Yale campus scene for YBAA Summer Send-Offs
Jun ’26 Newsletter
Summer Send-Offs, chapter gatherings, community recaps, and ways to stay connected with YBAA.
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YBAA France members at their first Paris meet-up
May ’26 Newsletter
Board Director nominations close, Bay Area and Boston events, Chicago and Houston Yale Day of Service, LA save-the-dates, and recaps from DMV and France.
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Yale alumni gathered in Newark for Nat Adderley Jr.’s album release
Apr ’26 Newsletter
A year-one president’s reflection and board nominations, DMV Yale Day of Service at Howard, a YBAA-LA service recap, and Nat Adderley Jr.’s album release.
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YBAA members celebrating Celeste Bagley at Ina Mae Tavern
Feb ’26 Newsletter
State of YBAA virtual general body meetings, Black History Month chapter gatherings, and upcoming events in New York, Los Angeles, Houston, and Boston.
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Five YBAA Boston alumni gathered beside a Yale Bulldogs banner
Jan ’26 Newsletter
YBAA's new WhatsApp community, Yale's MLK commemoration, chapter gatherings, Black History Month events, and alumni recaps.
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YBAA members gathered together at a community event
Dec ’25 Newsletter
YBAA's year-end president's note, YAA Excellence Award, WhatsApp launch, fundraising update, and chapter gatherings heading into 2026.
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Black Students at Yale (BSAY) leaders Ralph Dawson (B.A. '71) and Kurt Schmoke (B.A. '71) protest the New Haven Black Panther trials during Senator Edward M. Kennedy's speech at a Yale Political Union meeting in Commons. Photograph by Stephen West.
Not a Pass, But Credit to Yale
Black Students at Yale (BSAY) leaders Ralph Dawson (B.A. '71) and Kurt Schmoke (B.A. '71), protesting the New Haven Black Panther trials, disrupt Senator Edward M. Kennedy's speech on Earth...
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