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Mizzou Football Players Pledge A Strike, Citing Systemic Racism

Published Nov. 8, 2015 at 4:23 p.m. CST

University of Missouri football players have pledged to go on strike until university President Tim Wolfe resigns. They're joining several other student groups criticizing the way he has handled a string of racially charged incidents. Koran Addo, a reporter for the St. Louis Post Dispatch, explains the situation.

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