Spaces designated for students from marginalized backgrounds are spreading across Canadian universities, as officials say they are a necessary and overdue response to decades of racism on campus.
Carry said UBC's Black Male Initiative, is "believed to be the first-of-its-kind program at a Canadian university," and was designed to provide "a confidential space on campus for members to connect to other Black male students where they can share their lived experiences.
Thompson said the type of racism Black people experience is different than other marginalized groups. One critic of the lounges is Adaeze Mbalaja, the president of the York Federation of Students. She has accused school administrators of using the spaces to mend reputations tarred by years of underfunding Black student groups.
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