#WhatTwitterSaid: Tweets Tell What It's Like to Be #BlackonCampus

Jesse Williams, Johnetta Elzie and more share their stories.

On the Roots of Racism in the Media and Educational System - "If you don't live around Black folks and you just watch TV, you're going to be racist," Williams said in a spontaneous street interview. "You and the media and a fake a** history system that makes you believe that White people created any of this makes you think that Black people ain't worth a damn."  (Photo: Jesse Williams via Twitter)

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Jesse Williams - (Photo: Jesse Williams via Twitter)

Johnetta Elzie - (Photo: Johnetta Elzie via Twitter)

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Johnetta Elzie - (Photo: Johnetta Elzie via Twitter)

Natalie P. McNeal -  (Photo: Natalie P McNeal via Twitter)

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Ira Madison III - (Photo: Ira Madison III via Twitter)

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Yesha Callahan - (Photo: Yesha Callahan via Twitter)

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Yesha Callahan - (Photo: Yesha Callahan via Twitter)

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Ira Madison III - (Photo: Ira Madison III via Twitter)

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Ira Madison III - (Photo: Ira Madison III via Twitter)

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Mark S. Luckie - (Photo: Mark S Luckie via Twitter)

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@not1fk2give - (Photo:Petty Wap via Twitter)

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@not1fk2give - (Photo:Petty Wap via Twitter)

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Johnetta Elzie - (Photo: Johnetta Elzie via Twitter)

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Johnetta Elzie - (Photo: Johnetta Elzie via Twitter)

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