Racist text messages spamming Black Americans in Ohio, across U.S.
Racist text messages are being sent to Black Americans, telling them they're selected to be enslaved and assigned to pick cotton on a plantation. The widespread messages are being reported in multiple states and screenshots are going viral on social media sites. The messages vary in details but follow the same basic script.
Officials condemn racist text messages sent to Black residents in several states
Officials and universities in several U.S. states condemned racist text messages that were sent to Black residents on Wednesday. The messages, which had almost identical language, told the recipient they had been "selected for cotton picking." In a ...
NAACP Condemns Racist Texts to Black Americans on Slavery
The NAACP on Thursday condemned racist text messages referencing slavery that were sent anonymously to Black Americans this week as a contentious election was coming to an end in the United States. The messages urged recipients in multiple states,
Black Students Across US Receive Racist Texts
Investigations have begun across the country after Black students in at least 25 states received racist texts on Wednesday. The texts referred to slavery and were signed only, "A Trump supporter." They went to college students on multiple campuses but also to students as young as middle schoolers,
Maryland AG condemns "unacceptable" racist text messages sent to Black residents
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is calling racist text messages targeting Black residents in Maryland and several other states "horrific" and "unacceptable."
Black people are receiving racist text messages about picking cotton 'at the nearest plantation'
The FBI and the FCC have weighed in on the messages that multiple Black people across the country received on Wednesday.
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Racist text messages referencing slavery raise alarms in multiple states and prompt investigations
Racist text messages invoking slavery raised alarm across the country this week after they were sent to Black men, women and ...
Opinion: Black people are receiving racist text messages. Blame Trump's rhetoric.
Racist text messages sent to Black people in Ohio and across the nation are a result of Trump's hateful rhetoric.
Attorney General James: 'Disgusting' racist text messages sent to Black, brown adults, students
New York Attorney General Letitia James. Black and brown adults and students across New York — including middle schoolers — ...
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Racist text messages targeting Black people received in Omaha, nationwide
“I read it and I was just in shock. I froze. I didn’t know what to do,” she told 6 News. Some of the text messages seeming to target Black people across the country were reported to be ...
Disturbing, racist text messages sent across the country
People in more than a dozen states are reporting that they have received disturbing text messages telling them they’ve ...
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People around DMV, country report recieving racist text messages in days after election
Since Election Day on Tuesday, people across the D.C. area – and the country – have reported receiving racist text messages.
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Racist text messages referencing slavery under investigation in Philadelphia region
The racist text message is being sent to Black men, women and students locally and nationwide from an unknown number, ...
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What is the shadowy political group sending racist messages attacking Rep. Juan Ciscomani?
Little is publicly known about the group Save Western Culture, but finance records point to a Republican-aligned lobbyist ...