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UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI GETS BLACK INTERIM PRESIDENT AND TWO WHITE SUPREMACIST STUDENTS GET ARRESTED FOR MAKING TERRORISTIC THREATS TOWARDS AFRICAN-AMERICANS!

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BY: LEON KWASI KUNTUO-ASARE

Days after the University of Missouri president Tim Wolfe resigned from his post ( due to pressure from black student unions, some teachers and the black football players, because of his lack of leadership when dealing with several racist incidents towards black students on campus), the University’s governing board named Mike Middletown, a senior African-American administrator , the interim University president.

Also two university students were arrested for making terroristic threats:

Hunter Park, a sophomore at Missouri University of Science and Technology, and Connor Stottlemyre, a student at Northwest Missouri State University, were arrested for making terroristic threats Wednesday.

According to the St. Louis Dispatch Newspaper : On the social media app Yik Yak Stottlemyre threatened to ” Shoot every black person ” he saw at his school. ”

Park’s threats were not as aggressive, his alleged threats warned students not to come to campus on Wednesday.

For additional information use link :

http://newsone.com/3250720/mizzou-threats-arrested-professor-resigns/

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UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI PRESIDENT TIM WOLFE STEPPED DOWN AMID GROWING RACIAL TENSION ON CAMPUS! ( ARTICLE )

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BY:LEON KWASI KUNTUO-ASARE

Amid protests from the University’s black football players refusing to play until he steps down to student activist Jonathan Butler going on a hunger strike on October 26 to protest against rampant racism, sexism and homophobia on campus.

The University of Missouri president Tim Wolfe resigned from his post this monday morning , amid complaints he was unable to protect black students from the growing of white supremacist attacks and racial slurs on campus grounds.

Note: In recent months there has been a spree of black churches being set on fire in the state of Missouri by suspected white supremacists .

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON MISSOURI BLACK CHURCH ARSONS USE LINK:

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/10/st-louis-black-church-arson/411673/

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON STORY USE LINK :

http://newsone.com/3245317/will-mizzou-president-step-down-racism/

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THE KING THAT GIVES BACK!

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BY: LEON KWASI KUNTUO-ASARE

Lebron “King ” James plans to give back to his people, in a way most black athletes don’t, with his Lebron James family foundation which has partnered with the university of Akron.

The partnership will give full ride scholarships to poor and economically disenfranchised high school students from Lebron’s hometown, of Akron, Ohio.

An estimated 2,300 needy needed students could benefit from the the scholarships, which will be made available to eligible Akron high school graduates by 2021.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USE LINK :

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13437404/lebron-james-university-akron-fund-4-year-scholarships-promise-students