After promising to join protest, Kansas State president to miss Black lives rally

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tori Swanson was pleasantly surprised when Kansas State University President Richard Myers proposed a solution to drown out racist voices: Protest and raise the mantra “Black Lives Matter” even louder. She was even more surprised when he promised to protest alongside students. But when she and other students found out he would miss the first protest they planned – July 4 in …