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Black Students Created A Thriving 'Campus Within A Campus' To Make Mizzou Feel More Welcoming

By Steve Kraske,

Mackenzie Martin

Published September 14, 2020 at 1:35 PM CDT

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Protests on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus in 2015 led to the resignation of former UM System President Tim Wolfe, who student activists accused of ignoring concerns about racism on campus.

Mizzou was in the national spotlight in 2015 after racist incidents led Black students to protest on the predominantly white campus. Similar incidents had been happening for decades.

To feel included in spite of them, Black students created their own student government and campus traditions.

Lauren Brown, host and producer of "Black at Mizzou: Confronting Race on Campus"

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Steve Kraske

When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.

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Mackenzie Martin

Whether it’s something happening right now or something that happened 100 years ago, some stories don’t fit in the short few minutes of a newscast. As a podcast producer and reporter at KCUR Studios, I help investigate questions and local curiosities in a way that brings listeners along for adventures with plot twists and thought-provoking ideas. Sometimes there isn’t an easy answer in the end – but my hope is that we all leave with a greater understanding of the city we live in. Reach me at mackenzie@kcur.org.

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