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Mizzou players go on strike, want president out

A group of black members on the Missouri Tigers football team says it will stop participating in football activities until university system president Tim Wolfe resigns.

The announcement came via Twitter on Saturday night in a post by Missouri's Legion of Black Collegians. It comes after several recent racial incidents on Missouri's campus, and Wolfe under fire with how he's handled them.

"The athletes of color on the University of Missouri football team truly believe 'injustice Anywhere is a threat to Justice Everywhere,'" the tweet says. "We will no longer participate in any football related activities until President Tim Wolfe resigns or is removed due to his negligence toward marginalized students' experiences.