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Oklahoma RB Najee Bissoon takes stand against hateful protestors, leads prayer circle on campus

When protestors spewing hate speech visited OU's campus on Wednesday, Sooners backup RB Najee Bissoon wasn't content to simply stand by or ignore them.

Bissoon grabbed a megaphone, stood in the middle of the campus' South Oval and delivered a speech to gathered students about unity. He later led a prayer circle after the protestors were escorted away by OUPD.

#Sooners running back @najeebissoon: "There's only one thing that can conquer hate and that's f*cking love." pic.twitter.com/nIwrrJ3FlL

— Derek Peterson (@DrPetey15) November 16, 2016

Bissoon later tweeted, encouraging his followers to "be the change.