‘A beautiful community:’ Universities open lounges for Black students

TORONTO — 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. 
Toronto Metropolitan University officially opened a space late last month for students who self-identify as Black.
Cheryl Thompson, an associate professor at the university, said the need for such lounges became increasingly clear following the death of George Floyd, whose 2020 kil