Missouri President Tim Wolfe had to go.

Today University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe resigned. He resigned due to the pressure coming at him from many groups over his handling of racial incidents on campus. Now many are whining that he should not have resigned as he didn't commit any of those alleged incidents. That may be true, but he did nothing to change the environment in which they occurred and continued to occur. There was no institutional control and if there had been any at all things would not have gotten to the point they did. As president he had a duty and an obligation to set the tone for what would be acceptable on campus. He failed at that.

Groups had been protesting for months about his lack of action and or lack of communication. It's clear from a discussion with a group of ten black members of Legion of Black Collegians about systematic racism that their issues were not taken seriously at all by him.

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— QianaJade (@Qiana_Jade) November 7, 2015

Even in his own statement on November 6, 20125 before the players threatened to boycott Wolfe admitted that there was racism on campus:

Racism does exist at our university and it is unacceptable. It is a long-standing, systemic problem which daily affects our family of students, faculty and staff. I am sorry this is the case. I truly want all members of our university community to feel included, valued and safe.

The question is why didn't he do ANYTHING about that long-standing racism? Wolfe's job is to set up an environment which is conducive for ALL students to learn. He failed to due that for black students affected by on campus racism and he failed the rest of the student body by allowing this to become a major distraction.

It should not have taken the threat of a boycott from football players from upcoming games for the racial situation on campus to be addressed. If Wolfe had shown just an ounce of empathy he would still be president today.

Now this story does not end with Wolfe's resignation and there is much hard work to be done on campus, but his resignation hopefully signals a new beginning. a new beginning that's not possible with Wolfe there.

Tim Wolfe had to go.

George L. Cook III AfricanAmericanReports.com< EMAIL/p>

Missouri Coach Gary Pinkel backs striking players

The Mizzou Family stands as one. We are united. We are behind our players. #ConcernedStudent1950 GP pic.twitter.com/fMHbPPTTKl

— Coach Gary Pinkel (@GaryPinkel) November 8, 2015

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon statement on Missouri players boycotting games

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has released a statement on Missouri players boycotting games and practice. Read that statement below.

"Racism and intolerance have no place at the University of Missouri or anywhere in our state," he said. "Our colleges and universities must be havens of trust and understanding. These concerns must be addressed to ensure the University of Missouri is a place where all students can pursue their dreams in an environment of respect, tolerance and inclusion."

Black Missouri football players to boycott until president Tim Wolfe resigns

This is a great story. All too often we accuse our black athletes of being selfish and not being socially conscious . These young men are doing the right thing and taking a stand against racism on their campus. This is not an symbolic gesture either, while some may go the NFL many others will not so some are legitimate risking their education and their spot on the team. I am so proud of these young men right now. George Cook AfricanAmericanReports.com.

More than 30 football players at the University of Missouri will not participate in any practices or games until Missouri System president Tim Wolfe resigns or is terminated. Several black team members announced their decision to strike on social media Saturday night and Missouri's Legion of Black Collegians posted a statement on behalf of the team with a picture of players unified in support of the boycott.

Wolfe's response to a series of racist incidents has been considered inadequate by many students who believe racism has poisoned the campus. A graduate student, Jonathan Butler, announced earlier in the week he was going on a hunger strike until Wolfe was removed. The most recent racist incident came Oct. 24 when a swastika was drawn with human feces on a college dorm's white wall.

Missouri's athletic department issued a statement saying it's "aware of the declarations made tonight by many of our student-athletes. We all must come together with leaders from across our campus to tackle these challenging issues and we support our student-athletes right to do so."

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Conservatives think more blacks should support for Carson because his life story???

BY GEORGE L. COOK III

Many conservatives seem confounded by the fact that Ben Carson is not being received warmly by the African American voters. Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and like minded ilk seem to think that Carson's great personal narrative should have blacks flocking to him to hear his message. By focusing on his narrative they are overlooking a lot of other issues that black voters have with Carson. Check out my fictional conversation between a black voter and a conservative Carson supporter which may better help to get my message across.

CONSERVATIVE: With his great life story and all I can't see why more blacks are not flocking to Ben Carson.

BLACK VOTER: Yes, he has a great life story but what does that have to do with being president? You know that we can separate the world class neurosurgeon from the horrible candidate?

CONSERVATIVE: What, you can? But doesn't his life story at least require that you as a black person take a good hard look at him and his policies?

BLACK VOTER: Do the dumb things he says about African Americans and his allowing himself to be used to attack President Obama warrant him not even getting my attention?

CONSERVATIVE: But his narrative!

BLACK VOTER: Does his narrative mean that I should ignore his lies about West Point and stabbing someone?

CONSERVATIVE: But he made it, he has such a great life story.

BLACK VOTER: Yes but his tax plan is a complete joke. He says he would base his plan on tithing, really?

CONSERVATIVE: Again, his life story.

BLACK VOTER: So I should ignore the fact that he would do damage to programs like Affirmative Action and financial aid programs that helped HIM get into and through college?

CONSERVATIVE: You are overlooking all he overcame in life.

BLACK VOTER: But I'm not overlooking the fact that he wants to do away with many of the programs that helped own HIS family eat and keep a roof over their heads?

CONSERVATIVE: You are focusing on the wrong thing here. Ignore what comes out of his mouth and just focus on his life story, he became a world class neurosurgeon for God's sake!

BLACK VOTER: That is a great story but what comes out of his mouth says to me that he wants to be the magical negro and have no one else climb the ladder after him.

CONSERVATIVE: Magical Negro?

BLACK VOTER: Ask Clarence Thomas, he'll fill you in on that.

CONSERVATIVE: But he was raised by a single mom and look how successful he is.

BLACK VOTER: Many black children are raised by single parents and go on to be successful. They may not become neurosurgeons but they become Mayors, Congressman, doctors, lawyers, police chiefs, teachers, engineers, military officers, upper management, college deans or presidents, small business owners, and more. Carson's story is not as rare as you would like to think it is.

CONSERVATIVE: Okay, then what about the fact he's black? You guys voted for Obama in droves because he's black.

BLACK VOTER: So why didn't we vote in droves for Jesse Jackson?

CONSERVATIVE: I don't know.

BLACK VOTER: Maybe because we are a lot more pragmatic that you guys give us credit for. Yes, we voted for Obama in big numbers but many also felt that he could actually do the job. Carson has MUCH to show and prove before we reach that point. Also when it comes to black issues Rand Paul seems to be more on point that Carson.

CONSERVATIVE: BUT HIS LIFE STORY!

By George L. Cook III, AfricanAmericanReports.com EMAIL