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The bill — titled a Resolution in Support of Reparations for Black and African Identified Students — was authored by third-year global studies major and Letters and Sciences Senator Love Maia
The event began with a tour of the space and opportunities for conversation with the OBSD staff, followed by a speaker lineup in the SRB theater.
The space, which offers a physical location to support and advocate for Black students, will be open to the campus community beginning April 30.
In 2019, Chancellor Henry T. Yang promised the creation of an OBSD, funding for eight paid positions — totaling to about $900,000 — and $55,000 annually for Black Student Union programming.