University of Missouri won't allow event to be called 'Welcome Black BBQ,' Black student group says
A Black student government at the University of Missouri said the school will not allow it to name its fall event "Welcome Black BBQ."
A Black student government at the University of Missouri said the school will not allow it to name its fall event "Welcome Black BBQ."
The group, the Legion of Black Collegians, said that it was "heartbroken" after it spent months fighting to keep the original name but that the public university in Columbia decided it needed to be modified to "Welcome Black and Gold BBQ," after the school colors.
"When presented with the idea, we initially wanted to keep the original name or not have the event at all," the group wrote on Instagram.
It said it decided to move forward with the event because it did not want to "override the hard work our government and other black student leaders put into this nor face consequences that could lead to massive losses for our government so early into the year."
Christopher Ave, a university spokesperson, said that the event is sponsored by the school and that the name was modified "to reflect that our campus is open and welcoming to all."
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