Unfortunately BLM is not really bulletproof. Tonight there have been a number of online threats made against black Mizzou students and the Mizzou activist group ‘Concerned Students 1950’ in the wake of the resignation of President Tim Wolfe over allegations that Wolfe has ignored repeated pleas by black students to do something regarding acts of racism that have occurred on the Columbia, Missouri campus. Wolfe’s resignation was a demand made by former Mizzou student Johnathan Butler who started a hunger strike to protest the racist atmosphere he felt was prevalent on campus and was subsequently supported by the black members of Mizzou’s football team. Later most of the team, both black and white as well as the coaching staff supported a boycott of all athletic activities, including playing Brigham Young University this coming weekend.
Now it would appear the hardheads hardliners is upping the ante:
What is the threat? Well some moron took to the MIzzou’s social media to announce that he/she/it was ‘standing their ground’ and was going to shoot every black person they see on campus tomorrow.
A bomb threat was called into the Black Cultural Center where black members of the Missouri State Legislature was meeting with CS 1950 to discuss how to improve race relations on campus. The BCC was then put on lockdown.
Black kids are now leaving the campus tonight.
And then there is this:
In case you don’t know, Greek town is a place black students don’t DARE be caught in at night and it’s been this way for YEARS.
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This is wholly unacceptable to me. I never thought I would be reliving what occurred on the University of Alabama and Mississippi’s campuses in the 1960s. I didn’t think that we would be rewinding the clock to Little Rock Arkansas either.
What the hell is Governor Jay Nixon doing? Or more pointedly, why the hell isn’t he doing something like RIGHT NOW?
You can call out the National Guard on a bunch of protesters in Ferguson, but you got the Klan and other angry, misguided ‘students’ threatening to kill black students tomorrow to the point that the only thing they can do is run for their lives?
Something needs to change in this country because the hell if I’m going to relive the hell of the Jim Crow 1960’s again.
Wednesday, Nov 11, 2015 · 5:49:17 AM +00:00 · smoothnmellow
So Mizzou just issued this tweet:
Really Mizzou? The BCC was placed on lockdown because of a threat and students were on twitter saying that they were being chased by white men in trucks — I mean LIVE TWEETING. Someone even got a picture of the truck and that’s not a threat? Do you REALLY think anyone is going to take this school seriously after this? Wow. Just wow.
Update 2 11/11/15: An update and few remarks. First, the University of Missouri announced this morning that an arrest has been made in connection with messages that were placed on social media last night threatening black students:
While rumors of the KKK being on campus has not been confirmed, there were students reporting being chased by an individual in a blue pickup truck (a photo was taken of police stopping that truck) and several students reported their residences being on lockdown. Also the Black Cultural Center did receive a threat causing it to be placed on lockdown as well.
Let me say this. It shouldn’t have come to this point of last night. University officials should have issued a strong statement in the wake of Wolfe’s resignation that NO acts of threats, retaliation or bullying would be tolerated; that while some students may not agree with the decision of Wolfe stepping down that there is an expectation to maintain a decorum of civility on campus.
By not taking an offensive stance, that sent a signal to bigots and stupid knuckleheads that it’s okay and acceptable to express themselves in this way and threaten and terrorize students — even if it were a hoax or prank. Yet it has been made very clear that black people marching for justice in Ferguson MO is not necessarily okay and is met with force.
This has got stop — this double standard. There are those who pray every night for some sort of a race riot to step off in this country. Instead of seeking ways toward a path of racial reconciliation, this country is doubling down in its racism. This country cannot be a world leader if it can’t confront and deal with it’s own racial problems.
I feel for the black players who has to play this weekend against BYU. Talk about a potentially awkward moment. I’ve seen video of black players on European football (aka soccer) squads booed and had things thrown at them — like bananas — by folk who were shouting racial epithets. A few years ago, a good friend of mine took her daughter who lives in Cincinnati to a Bengals game and they had to leave early because the drunk white folk (mostly men) were calling the black professional players on their own team the N word. In front of them. She said that she would NEVER attend a Bengals game again.
You think this stuff doesn’t happen? Think again people.
As for some of the comments about the Professor who responded to a student requesting a make up exam date because she was in fear of her life to be on campus today, I found his response to have been insensitive and dismissive at best. I expect for adult teachers — whether they are in elementary school, high school or Universities to have their students needs at the top of their priority list or what the hell are they doing being teachers? This very kind of attitude by a Mizzou faculty member is wholly unacceptable. Period.
Now think on this. What if this student, in fear of receiving a failing grade for not showing up to take her midterm exam, ventured on campus and there really was an active shooter lying in wait to shoot every black person they see — the shooter shoots her dead. What is that Professor going to say to her grieving parents then?
What the hell happened to erring on the side of caution? Why is that simple, comforting gesture not afforded to people of color?
Yes, I’m mad as hell. Still. Today. Because I’m sick of this happening and it’s going to take more than black people speaking out against this mental madness.