Black Student Activists Stand Against Racist Cultures on Campus
Black Student Activists Stand Against Racist Cultures on Campus
- The University of Missouri in Columbia, already galvanized by the waves of activism inspired by the unrest in nearby Ferguson since Michael Brown’s 2014 shooting death, has become ground zero for black students challenging white supremacy and institutional racism. Remarkably, for 2015, they’ve been joined by members of the university’s football team, who have vowed to go on strike until the school’s president, Tim Wolfe, resigns.
- The University of Missouri in Columbia, already galvanized by the waves of activism inspired by the unrest in nearby Ferguson since Michael Brown’s 2014 shooting death, has become ground zero for black students challenging white supremacy and institutional racism. Remarkably, for 2015, they’ve been joined by members of the university’s football team, who have vowed to go on strike until the school’s president, Tim Wolfe, resigns.