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The 2020-2021 school year was like no other. Mmasks and social distancing mandates brought sharp adjustments to the routines of many MU students, but what caused even more disruption to these student lives was the social climate on campus.
A summer filled with chants of “I can’t breathe” and Black Lives Matter protests left many students reeling with feelings of anger, hurt and sadness. When school resumed in August, some students took physical action and joined groups like the Mizzou Black Student Athlete Association and Mizzou 600 in protesting the systemic racism on the University of Missouri campus and across the country. Other students took a different approach and used art, music and literature to voice their concerns.