TO THE EDITOR:
On behalf of the Concerned Students Union at Miami, we express our solidarity with students of color at the University of Missouri.
On the evening of Nov. 10, following the recent hunger strike, protests and walkouts that resulted in its president's resignation, the University of Missouri's virtual and physical spaces were filled with racist comments and actions threatening the safety and lives of the university's black student body.
These acts of injustice are unacceptable. Moreover, we recognize that these acts are part of the fabric of our nation today. Nationally, black bodies are in danger. The face of oppression is one that we, as part of the Oxford and Miami University communities, are no stranger to. When our black and other marginalized communities take steps to make themselves visible, they are silenced and attacked by both the Oxford and Miami University communities.
We hereby affirm that all Black Lives Matter. We see the rage, pain and resilience of our brothers, sisters and kinfolk of color at the University of Missouri and empathize with these sentiments.
In solidarity,
The Concerned Students Union of Miami University
Concerned Students of Miami University
appiahck@miamioh.edu