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@SPARCpurdue

Students of Purdue Against Racism Coalition | Educating Purdue on issues centered on race, diversity, privilege, discrimination and social injustice.

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Joined April 2015
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Student protests at Purdue Univ join national call to action against racism on campus #boilersofpurdue nyti.ms/1X1mWPm @nytvideo
Video: Black on Campus

Video: Black on Campus

Students protesting racial insensitivity at Purdue University in Indiana showed solidarity with similar demonstrations at the University of Missouri and Yale.

nytimes.com
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I like how it changed from black, to "most likely" white. #blackatpurdue #boilersofpurdue
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"White power" messages scrawled across cars on a Michigan college campus: buff.ly/1YrzPzs
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Following student protests, someone covered the portraits of black professors at Harvard Law School #BlackOnCampus
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@OfPurdue We'll be there #solidarity #boilersofpurdue #blackoncampus
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Pickup trucks with n-words thrown out seems to be a part of being #BlackOnCampus when you're #boilersofpurdue and it is honestly sad.
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They don't understand how exhausting this can be! That's racism working tho #boilersofpurdue #BlackOnCampus nitter.gq/bougeottee_/status/664…
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read through #boilersofpurdue it's worth your while.
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And I say BOOM #BlackOnCampus #boilersofpurdue nitter.gq/lindsiskray/status/664…
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If you want more insight into how we feel, come to CAF December 4th in Loeb. #BlackOnCampus #boilersofpurdue – at West Lafayette, IN
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I wonder if any other faculty or staff are bold enough to share their experiences on #boilersofpurdue .
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Welcome response from @LifeAtPurdue or @PUDiversity to #boilersofpurdue thread by the weekend. Needs to be REAL support 4 these students.
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Then when you question the lack of diversity.. The response is well we have such and such(1 person of color) #boilersofpurdue #BlackOnCampus
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#boilersofpurdue #BlackonCampus @LifeatPurdue "Im not racist. I have black friends"
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#boilersofpurdue #BlackonCampus @LifeatPurdue How can you love black culture but hate its people?
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When explaining my Historically Latina Sorority and why we don't have a house "So you're basically a club" #BoilersOfPurdue
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People telling you that the only reason you made the dance team is because PU needs to "promote diversity" #BlackOnCampus #BoilersofPurdue
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When the black bald coach is mistaken 4 the black bald band director by the student newspaper. #boilersofpurdue
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#BoilersOfPurdue #BlackAtPurdue #PUStandsWithMizzou #BlackOnCampus #HowManyMoreFires @purduemitch @LifeAtPurdue nitter.gq/thinkprogress/status/6…
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Good thing we're not Mizzou or Yale, says president of university plagued by racism thkpr.gs/3721575
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Tell your advisor what your plan is...and they tell you thats too hard, here's another option. LIKE NO, I KNOW WHAT I WANT! #boilersofpurdue
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