PHOTOS: Students march against racist culture on campus

Students gathered for a protest against "racist culture" at USC on Jan. 20, 2023. The protest began at the McKissick Museum on the Horseshoe and ended on Greene Street with students rallying outside Russell House Student Union to share their experiences. Courtney McClain, a fourth-year broadcast journalism student and activist, organized the protest after a TikTok video of an individual claiming to be a USC student and repeatedly saying an anti-Black racial slur went viral last week. The university has confirmed that said individual is not a USC student.

Fourth-year broadcast journalism student Courtney McClain speaks into a megaphone as the rest of the protesters make their way to the stage on Greene Street. The protest was organized by McClain, the president of the SC NAACP Y&C Division.

A protester speaks about institutional racism at the University of South Carolina on Jan. 20, 2023. The protest was organized by Courtney McClain, a fourth-year broadcast journalism student and the president of the SC NAACP Y&C Division.

Protesters gather on Greene Street on Jan. 20, 2023. The protest was organized by Courtney McClain, a fourth-year broadcast journalism student and the president of the SC NAACP Y&C Division.

Protestors hold up signs while walking to Greene Street from the Horseshoe, advocating for Black students at the University of South Carolina on Jan. 20, 2023. The protest was organized by Courtney McClain, a fourth-year broadcast journalism student and the president of the SC NAACP Y&C Division.

Fourth-year broadcast journalism student Courtney McClain speaks out against institutional racism on the stage on Greene Street on Jan. 20, 2023. The protest was organized by McClain, a fourth-year broadcast journalism student and the president of the SC NAACP Y&C Division.

A protestor speaks out on institutional racism against Black students at the University of South Carolina on Jan. 20, 2023. The protest was organized by Courtney McClain, a fourth-year broadcast student and the president of the SC NAACP Y&C Division at the University of South Carolina.

A protestor on the Horseshoe holds a sign that reads "PROTECT BLACK STUDENTS" on Jan. 20, 2023. The protest was organized by Courtney McClain, a fourth-year broadcast journalism student and the president of the SC NAACP Y&C Division.

A protester speaks before the crowd gathered on Greene Street on Jan. 20, 2023. The protest was organized by Courtney McClain, a fourth-year broadcast journalism student and the president of the SC NAACP Y&C Division.

A protester stands in front of the podium with signs in the background on Greene Street on Jan. 20, 2023. The protest was organized by Courtney McClain, a fourth-year broadcast journalism student and the president of the SC NAACP Y&C Division.