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Race Protests Force the University of Missouri President to Resign

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Amid boycotts, protests, hunger strikes and racial tensions on the University of Missouri campus, the University’s president Tim Wolfe has announced his resignation.

Reuters reports:

The University of Missouri’s president said on Monday he would resign after protests over his handling of racial tensions on campus rocked the school. The university’s black football players had refused to practice or play until President Tim Wolfe stepped down, and some teachers and students had threatened to walk out of class.

“I take full responsibility for this frustration and I take full responsibility for the inaction that has occurred,” Wolfe said in a televised news conference announcing his resignation. “My decision to resign comes out of love, not hate,” he added. “Please, please use this resignation to heal, not to hate.”

The football team suspended practice on Saturday and Sunday, and more than 30 black players had vowed not to return until Wolfe was fired or resigned. In addition to the football team’s action, one student has held a weeklong hunger strike. Protests on campus have been led by a group called ConcernedStudent1950, which says black students have endured racial slurs and believes white students benefit from favoritism in many aspects of campus life.

The protesters have been aggressively harassing the president, in one case surrounding his car at a homecoming parade. More protesters cornered Wolfe in a video posted on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/Qiana_Jade/status/662835008516849668?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

The football team joined the boycott and protest efforts on the morning of Sunday, November 8:

Obviously, racism is unacceptable, and should not be tolerated anywhere. However, it should also be recognized that steps were being taken on the campus to address the protester’s concerns. Wolfe met with protesters several times, and a diversity program was approved over the summer and expected to be rolled out early next year. The protester’s expectations for change were exceeding reality. Change was happening- it’s just that results weren’t being seen overnight.

In a campus of over 30,000 students, there will be instances of ignorance and intolerance. They should be condemned. But we as a society shouldn’t let a few knuckleheads represent the entire student population. They don’t deserve to have that kind of power, so we shouldn’t give it to them by causing an entire campus uproar.

This isn’t the first conflict on campus. As Fox News points out:

The racial issues are just the latest controversy at the university in recent months, following the suspension of graduate students’ health care subsidies and an end to university contracts with a Planned Parenthood clinic that performs abortions.

One has to wonder if this entire ConcernedStudent1950 movement is really about the University, or is this about advancing the progressive agenda on campus and driving black voters to the polls for Hillary Clinton?

 

 

 

Deneen Borelli

Deneen Borelli is the author of Blacklash: How Obama and the Left are Driving Americans to the Government Plantation. Deneen is a contributor with Newsmax Broadcasting. She is a former Fox News contributor and has appeared regularly on “Hannity,” “Fox & Friends,” “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” and “America’s Newsroom.” She has also appeared on Fox Business Network programs “Making Money with Charles Payne,” “The Evening Edit with Liz MacDonald,” and “Cavuto: Coast to Coast.” Previously, Deneen appeared on MSNBC, CNN, the BBC and C-SPAN. In addition to television, Deneen co-hosted radio programs on the SiriusXM Patriot channel with her husband Tom. Recently, Deneen co-hosted the Reigniting Liberty podcast with Tom. Deneen is a frequent speaker at political events, including the FreedomWorks 9.12.2009 March on D.C. which drew a crowd estimated at over 800,000 people. Deneen is also an Ambassador with CloutHub.com, a social media platform that promotes free speech, and with the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) which advances policies that put Americans first. Deneen testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources in May 2011 and before the Ohio House Public Utilities Committee in December 2011. Previously, Deneen was a BlazeTV.com host, Outreach Director with FreedomWorks.org overseeing its Empower.org outreach program, a Project 21 Senior Fellow, and Manager of Media Relations with the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). Prior to joining CORE, Deneen worked at Philip Morris USA for 20 years. During her corporate career at Philip Morris she worked in various positions, her last as Project Management Coordinator in the Information Management department where she was responsible for the department’s mandated quality processes, communications, sales information and database management. Deneen began her Philip Morris career as a secretary and advanced to positions of increasing responsibilities. Deneen worked full-time and attended classes at night for 11 years to earn her B.A. in Managerial Marketing from Pace University, New York City. Deneen served on the Board of Trustees with The Opportunity Charter School in Harlem, New York. She appeared in educational videos for children, worked as a runway fashion model, and auditioned for television commercials. Her interests include ancient history, pistol target shooting, photography, and volunteering at her church. Deneen currently resides in Connecticut with her husband Tom.

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