Black Missouri Football Players Boycotting Until School President Resigns


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Racial tension on the University of Missouri’s campus could soon impact Mizzou athletics. MU football players will apparently stop participating in team activities until university system president Tim Wolfe resigns.

A message circulated on Twitter on Saturday night featuring a photo of around 30 African-American Mizzou football players, some locked arm in arm along with the following message: “The athletes of color on the University of Missouri football team truly believe ‘injustice Anywhere is a threat to Justice Everywhere’ We will no longer participate in any football related activities until President Tim Wolfe resigns or is removed due to his negligence toward marginalized students’ experiences. WE ARE UNITED!!!!!”

The Twitter account for the school's Legion of Black Collegians posted the message and photo.

Among those players in the photo are star linebacker Kentrell Brothers, defensive end Charles Harris, tailbacks Russell Hansbrough and Ish Witter and several other starters and backup players.

In a text message, team spokesman Chad Moller said the athletics department is working to learn the facts of the situation and could release a statement Saturday night.

Several players have since tweeted about the protest, including cornerbacks John Gibson and Finis Stribling, safetis Thomas Wilson and Anthony Sherrils and linebacker Clarence Green. In response to another tweet, Gibson wrote, "has nothing to do with our coaches. Our coaches are 100% behind us. Including the white ones"

Missouri’s football team played Thursday and does not play again until Saturday’s game against Brigham Young in Kansas City.

Mizzou student Johnathan Butler has been staging a hunger strike since Monday, saying he won’t eat until Wolfe steps down. Butler has been critical of the system president for the way he’s handled several racial incidents on campus.

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/coll...cle_d3d9d2c5-8d17-57a7-b01d-04fcc1c26f0e.html
 



The Jews are also under attack on that campus

http://www.columbiamissourian.com/n...cle_433faea8-856e-11e5-ac74-0bca8b0fbe47.html

The groups, which include Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity and Students Supporting Israel, wrote to Loftin concerning the swastika that was drawn with human feces in Gateway Residence Hall last month. They said they applaud a statement released by MU student William Donley, but they were unhappy Loftin didn't respond.

"We are dismayed that neither you nor any other MU administrator has yet to publicly address this act of blatant antisemitism, which clearly targets Jewish students and causes them to feel threatened or unsafe," the letter said.
 
It's gaining traction & I hope the colored youth there continue to forge ahead strongly & singly in unison.
 



Bleedbluefan said:
The black guys boycotting? They won't win another game.

In all seriousness, the president messed up by not hearing them out.
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Sounds like Grambling's President. Heck, even if the President wasn't fully supporting them, all he had to do was hear them out for a few minutes but one guesses his arrogance wouldn't allow him to do so. Now it seems like the situation has gotten out of hand.
 
i have read comments about these players wanting to boycott and it looked like as if they copied and pasted comments from this board when grambling boycotted. they are saying, "take their scholarship!", "kick them out of school," ect smh
 
dcpsujag1 said:
i have read comments about these players wanting to boycott and it looked like as if they copied and pasted comments from this board when grambling boycotted. they are saying, "take their scholarship!", "kick them out of school," ect smh
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Some people have no concept of living with principles.
 
Sounds like another "Black and Gold", Muscle Milk boycott? This isn't the 1960's life isn't about boycotts, its about standing your ground and voicing your concerns in a diplomatic manner! You don't just quit. All my life I had to fight, but I never quit!
 
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