Stay Connected
Atlanta Black Star/Politics/National
NationalNewsRaceSports

#Mizzou: A Timeline of Racial Incidents and Protests Leading up to the Resignation of The University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe

Posted byBy ABS Contributor | Published on: CommentsComments (1)

Black football players MissouriSept. 12: Missouri Students Association president Payton Head publishes Facebook posts about a racial slur directed at him.

Oct. 5: Legion of Black Collegians members are the targets of racial slurs by a man on campus.

Oct. 8: Richard Bowen Loftin announces mandatory online diversity training for faculty, staff and students, which is met with widespread skepticism.

Oct. 10: Members of Concerned Student 1950 protest during the MU Homecoming Parade, blocking a car carrying UM System President Tim Wolfe.

Oct. 21: Concerned Student 1950 issues a statement of demands, including a formal apology from Wolfe and his removal from office.

Oct. 24: A swastika using human feces is drawn on a bathroom wall in MU’s Gateway Hall.

Oct. 27: Concerned Student 1950 meets with Wolfe, but no issues are resolved.

Morning of Nov. 2: Jonathan Butler announces he will go on a hunger strike until Wolfe is removed from office.

Evening of Nov. 2: Students camp on Carnahan Quadrangle in support of the hunger strike and Wolfe’s removal from office.

Nov. 3: Concerned Student 1950 and supporters meet with Wolfe and Loftin near University Hall to discuss race relations and discrimination.

Evening of Nov. 3: Concerned Student 1950 decides to boycott MU services until Wolfe is removed from office.

Nov. 5: Concerned Student 1950 holds a demonstration on campus before the MU-Mississippi State football game.

Evening of Nov. 5: Students reschedule a football game protest for Monday, citing security reasons.

Nov. 6: Wolfe issues an apology for his actions and inaction during the Homecoming protest.

Evening of Nov. 6: Protesters confront Wolfe in Kansas City.

Nov. 7: Concerned Student 1950 holds a demonstration in front of MU prospective students.

Nov. 7: Black MU football players announce plan to boycott games until Wolfe resigns.

Nov. 8: MU football team unites behind Black athletes. Officials and some faculty issue statements in support of the student’s decision.

Nov. 9: Embattled University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe resigns.

Independent journalism doesn't fund itself.

We hope this story was worth your time. For over 14 years, Atlanta Black Star has stayed Black-owned and independently run. We didn't get here by waiting on ad budgets that were never built to prioritize us. Our readers did that.

Corporate support for Black media has always been thin. Outlets like ours get roughly 1% of the $170 billion spent on U.S. advertising each year, and that margin is shrinking further as advertisers walk back the DEI-linked commitments they made in 2020. That's the backdrop. It's not why we're asking.

We know a request for support isn't why you came here. But without readers choosing to fund this work directly, the depth of reporting we can do at home and abroad shrinks along with everyone else's. If you're not in a position to give, that doesn't change how much we value you as a reader.

If you are able to, a recurring contribution does more for us than a single one-time gift, because it lets us plan the next investigation instead of just the next invoice. It takes about 30 seconds, no long form, no account. Thank you for continuing to support independent journalism and freedom of the press.

Give once Give monthly Support another way

Related Stories

Back to top