I was impressed at the amount of historical examples the black student activist group brought up as comparisons for what they are asking today. For example, they cited 3 different pushes to create a black student Union or alliance in 1968,1969, and 1999. From there, they showed that these groups have been formed throughout history, therefore administering to these concerns of the group should not be anything new or crazy when we think about bigger picture history. Next, I hadn’t thought about the lacking of black mental health counselors at school. If I ever have had an issue to discuss, there has been a white counselor either in the athletics department or in the general school that has been able to help. I really haven’t had to feel like I wasn’t as connected to someone like this from a race standpoint. From here, if someone wasn’t as comfortable or didn’t feel as close, I could see why it would be harder to express real concerns or worries, leading to less effective results. There were also mentions of wanting to rename Freeman Mitchell hall, and concerns about Covid stressors and academic performance, but I think the conversation around mental health, especially providing black student access to counselors of similar race is very important, as the mental health of everyone should be a concern right now, but especially those with less resources.