COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A group of Missouri student-athletes is planning a march through the Columbia campus to continue a discussion on social justice issues.
The public is invited to attend the March with Mizzou starting at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Missouri Athletics Training Complex. It will end at the MU Columns, with a sit-in and speeches, The Columbia Missourian reported.
The march is being coordinated by the Black Student Athlete Association and the new Female Athlete Minorities at Mizzou. Track and field athletes Olivia Evans, Atina Kamasi and Cason Suggs and football defensive lineman Kobie Whiteside are leading the planning for the march.
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“We desire to use our platform as college student-athletes to shed light on the injustices that are plaguing our country, and to help promote CHANGE!” the organizers said in a statement. “We refuse to ignore racism and police brutality.”
The march comes after the Missouri football team held meetings to discuss social justice issues rather than practice on Friday. The team also discussed plans for future initiatives to continue focusing on the issue.
Earlier this summer, the football team, joined by Coach Eliah Drinkwitz and other coaches and administrators, walked through campus to the Boone County Courthouse, where 62 players registered to vote.
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