Some students at a historically black university in Missouri have been protesting for more than a week, demanding the removal of the white president after an administrator committed suicide, according to multiple reports.

Many students at the University of Lincoln (LU) wore #JUSTICE4BONNIE T-shirts, along with the university's alumni group, in response to the suicide of former Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia Bailey.・We called for the dismissal of President Moseley. life January 8, Associated Press report.

LU graduate Candia Bailey was reportedly fired from her position days before her suicide. In an email to her friend and LU alumnus Monica Graham, she claimed that Moseley had harassed her, according to the Associated Press. Graham also wrote that the president alluded to her as an “angry black woman,” which Graham said is a “stereotype that has demoralized black women for decades.” He is said to have said. Candia Bailey's alleged circumstances worsened after she requested leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act to deal with “severe depression and anxiety,” her administrator wrote, according to Graham. he shared.

Victor Pasley, president of LU's curatorial board, responded to Candia-Bailey's complaint about Moseley in November 2023, according to an email shared by Graham. Graham allegedly replied that the board “is not involved in the management of human resources matters at Lincoln University and will not take any further action regarding this matter,” according to an email in his possession. The Associated Press reported.

Kandia-Bailey “was a talented colleague and always a passionate advocate for Lincoln University,” the university said in a statement. Statement on the death of Candia-Bailey.

many were flooded University statement on Facebook Please use the hashtag #firemoseley. Attracted attention on Twitter.

A separate statement said Moseley had offered to take paid leave as university curators announced an investigation. Said. Moseley served as the university's basketball coach before becoming president, the Associated Press reported. (Related: 'Did you hire a white woman?': Employee who was allegedly demoted because of her race sues university)

“Why would you appoint a white president to a position like that?” asked Eric Malone, 53, who has known Candia Bailey since their school days, according to the Associated Press.

“We loved him when he was our basketball coach,” Graham said, according to the Associated Press. “Everything was great. But then he became president, and we didn't support it. Again, not because he's white, but because he wasn't qualified to lead the university.”

Frederick Engram Jr., assistant professor of anti-racism, said: tweeted“HBCUs should not have a white president. End.”