University of Missouri President Mun Choi has framed homelessness as a public safety issue following a local student’s killing. But crime data shows no link between homelessness and violent crime. Advocates say that rhetoric has fueled harassment of Columbia’s unhoused community.
A lynching? A self-imposed exile? A bribe? What really happened to Lloyd Gaines, the law school applicant who put Missouri’s racist education system on trial and eventually went missing?
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Concerned Student 1950 protests that rocked the campus and country, but the patterns from back then seem to be on repeat for Black students in present day.
Federal budget cuts and rising education costs are colliding across Missouri’s public universities. And for Black students, especially those who are low-income, first-generation, or disabled, the consequences are disproportionately devastating.
On July 2, Sean “Diddy” Combs was acquitted of racketeering and sex trafficking charges. Despite overwhelming evidence against Diddy, the outcome is yet another example of how our justice system, and our culture at large, continue to fail Black women.
Mizzou's homecoming events wouldn't be possible without Chester Brewer, a former football player and Athletic Director at University of Missouri-Columbia in the early 1900s. However, there is one distinction about him swept under the rug: he is racist.
In an era marred by racial tension and divisive policies, Black students at the University of Missouri defy the odds with the first-ever Black-focused tailgate event. A sanctuary of joy, safety, and community.
This incident highlights a larger failure in our community: the failure to protect Black women.
This ruling disrupts admissions processes that have been used to acknowledge barriers to quality education due to racial discrimination since the 1960s.
University of Missouri is under major fire after announcing it will not punish the white student who wished death on "N*ggers" and leads hate groups on campus.
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