#BlackOnCampus Hashtag Exposes Harsh Realities Of College Life
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In the wake of #Mizzou President Timothy M. Wolfe’s resignation and racial tension on the University Of Missouri campus, the hashtag #BlackOnCampus is trending.
Twitter is on fire with tweets from students and alumni who are pulling back the veil on racism they’ve encountered on their college campuses.
Read some of their powerful stories, below:
In 2008 the night Obama won white students wrote Nigger on my door in black marker #BlackOnCampus
— Kayla Reed (@RE_invent_ED) November 11, 2015
People wondered if I got into Rutgers because of a "special program." I was the valedictorian of my class. #BlackOnCampus
— Paul Trillich (@mr_wrightaway) November 11, 2015
#BlackOnCampus: Same Eng Prof told me I was only there due to Affirmative Action & would make sure that I didn't graduate. #TrueStory
— Steph Folling (@MsFolling) November 11, 2015
American Literature professor telling me that Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl was a poor choice for my term paper… #BlackOnCampus
— Nesh (@HallmintPattie) November 11, 2015
Organic chemistry professor not believing 98% on my test was mine, kept asking for Naima Muhammad, I said that's me 3 times #BlackOnCampus
— Afro Vixen (@TheQueenSpeaks_) November 11, 2015
Junior year in 400lvl class professor asked me if I needed help to properly write a research paper because "of my background" #BlackOnCampus
— Rafiki (@the_etheropian) November 11, 2015
Being #BlackOnCampus means paying your tuition and still being disrespected by the police, the institution, professors and students.
— Angelo Pinto (@angelopinto720) November 11, 2015
faculty and administrators assume you're there to play a sport #blackoncampus
— Keith (@kiefw15) November 11, 2015
I don't remember any black professors at my college. Even my African studies professor was an old white man #BlackOnCampus
— Johnetta Elzie (@Nettaaaaaaaa) November 11, 2015
Surprised looks when they know my parents paid to put me in private schools. #BlackOnCampus
— Sarah Elizabeth (@Miss_Elizabeth3) November 11, 2015
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#BlackOnCampus Hashtag Exposes Harsh Realities Of College Life was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
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