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  "path": "/2026/04/07/mizzou-student-leaders-decry-cuts-to-black-lgbtq-and-latino-groups/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-07T13:41:46.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
  "tags": [
    "Civil Rights",
    "Education",
    "Concerned Student 1950",
    "DEI",
    "Diversity equity and inclusion",
    "higher education",
    "LGBTQ",
    "LGBTQ rights",
    "Mizzou",
    "students",
    "Trend – LGBTQ Attacks",
    "U.S. Department of Justice",
    "University of Missouri"
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  "textContent": "University of Missouri administrators’ decision to end direct university funding for student organizations representing minority groups drew fierce backlash Monday night, with group leaders warning the change could devastate programs that help students find community and support on campus. “What the university wants from us is to fizzle out,” Asher McFerran, vice president of LGBTQ+ […]",
  "title": "Mizzou student leaders decry cuts to Black, LGBTQ+ and Latino groups"
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