The Educational Influence of Dr. Pauline Merry
March 27, 2024
Dr. Pauline Merry has dedicated her life’s work to expanding the minds of young adults through education.
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University of Missouri
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Violent episodes were the exceptions and not the rule of the massively spreading Sit-in Movement.
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A man who posted threatening messages against black people on the social media app Yik Yak during racial protests at the University of Missouri last year has been sentenced to probation
Spike Lee’s University of Missouri documentary to premiere
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Lee worked with ESPN to make the documentary, which examines how the Black Lives Matter movement sparked activism at the University of Missouri–including the football team–and the rest of the county.
Original Special, Multiple Programming Offerings Commemorate Black History Month Across ESPN Platforms
February 9, 2016
Celebrating the achievements of African-Americans who have made a positive influence within their sport and in society. ESPN is once again commemorating Black History Month with multiple programming offerings on television, radio and online. Rise Up: A SportsCenter Special, will debut on Sunday, Feb. 14, at 5 p.m. ET, and is the centerpiece of ESPN’s Black History Month programming. In the one-hour original, four segments will feature prominent African-Americans in a direct and intimate conversation sharing firsthand accounts of the events in the news cycle that impacted their lives. The four topics: Taj Gibson on rising up against
Top Sports Moments of the Year
December 30, 2015
11)The fight for racial inequality at the University of Missouri reached a pivotal moment when 30 members of the Mizzou Football team refused to participate in practices and other team activities until Tim Wolfe the president of the University resigned. Black students had expressed their campus experiences to Wolfe, but Wolfe remained indifferent to their complaints. The protest of the players caused Wolfe and chancellor R. Bowen Loftin to resign. 10) The Carolina Panthers were the last team to go undefeated in the NFL during the 2015-16 season. Quarterback Cam Newton made 33 touchdown passes and ran in 8 touchdowns.
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December 2, 2015
I am among the tens of millions who had to be peeled away from their television set on Friday, November 13 and in the days after ISIS terrorists randomly massacred at least 130 people and wounded hundreds more in Paris. Then, there was the nearly 30 people executed at a hotel in Bamako, Mali. And there were the several threats against New York City, and the presidential and police responses to those threats. This terrorism has caused fear and insecurity in France, Belgium and the United States. Terrorism is defined as the use of criminal acts to inspire human fear.
Missouri Football Team Protest to End Racism on Campus
November 12, 2015
The president of the University of Missouri resigned Monday as students and faculty scrutinized and protested against his method of addressing racial tensions on campus. University of Missouri Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin said he would also resign at the end of the year amidst the racial controversy. Protesting reached a climax when around 30 Black football players announced their refusal to participate in team-related activities until President Tim Wolfe stepped down, according to CNN. The Tigers’ next game will take place in Arrowhead Stadium, home of the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs. Cancellation of the game could cost the university over