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Concerned Student 1950 protesters march through University of Missouri campus

http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/education/turmoil_at_mu/concerned-student-protesters-march-through-university-of-missouri-campus/article_03f0d92b-d946-52ff-9c82-ca61185f8405.html

Demonstrators with Concerned Student 1950 on Monday encountered a locked door at University of Missouri interim Chancellor Hank Foley’s office and had an impromptu meeting with interim Vice Chancellor Chuck Henson cut short after a message was whispered in his ear.
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With Academy Award-winning director Spike Lee filming for ESPN, the demonstrators marched from the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center to Jesse Hall, passing through the MU Student Center and Memorial Union along the way.

“A lot of people don’t see that we are trying to reach out, and they shut the door on us all the time,” said Imani Simmons-Elloie, a member of Concerned Student 1950, after the demonstration. “We’re the black kids that are crying wolf to everybody else.”

The demonstration was sparked in part by a Feb. 25 letter from Henson, interim vice chancellor for inclusion, diversity and equity, that said Concerned Student 1950 members had not responded to invitations to meet. In his letter, Henson said a working group of faculty, staff and students was the proper venue to deal with race issues.
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In Jesse Hall, the group chanted “Hey Foley! You in there?” before discovering the door to the interim chancellor’s office was locked. Henson emerged from his upstairs office to meet with the demonstrators and tried to explain the activities of the working group, which he said has met three times since its formation.

It was about “3 dozen protestors” (on a campus of about 35,000+ students). Video at the above link.