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Officials condemn racist text messages sent to Black residents in at least 32 states

Officials and universities in a growing number of U.S. states are condemning racist text messages that were sent to Black residents this week. The messages, which began appearing Wednesday, were received by people in at least 32 states and the District of Columbia, CBS News has found.

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Teens around US report receiving racist text messages

Many teenagers and college students reported being among those who received racist text messages sent to phone numbers across the U.S. last week. The texts, which tell the user they're going to be taken to a plantation to "pick cotton," have been reported ...

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“I was mortified”: Central Texan says she’s among Black Americans who received racist text message after election

The FBI is now investigating a string of anonymous text messages after Black Americans across the country reported receiving racist texts the day after the election.

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Black Coloradans react to receiving racist text messages as part of nationwide wave

Denver resident Jirah Lawrence says she was stunned to see the text message she received last Wednesday. Dozens of Black people across the U.S. received a similar message on their phones in the days after the election.

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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 ...

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Authorities investigate disturbing, racist text messages sent across the US: 'Unacceptable'

Federal and local authorities are investigating a host of racist text messages sent to an unknown number of Black recipients ...

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Racist text messages sent to Black students in Maryland, other states condemned by AG as "horrific, unacceptable"

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is calling racist text messages targeting Black residents in Maryland and several ...

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‘It’s unacceptable’: mother speaks out after 13-year-old daughter receives racist text

A Central Florida mother is speaking out after she said her daughter received a racist text message. The girl, who is only 13 ...

FBI looking into mass racist text messages sent to Black Americans

State and federal authorities are investigating the widespread dissemination of racist text messages to Black Americans ...

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Text service says it shut down accounts allegedly behind racist messages

A text messaging service announced Friday that it ended the accounts of users allegedly connected to racists texts sent ...

GR-based messaging software blocks racist text

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Grand Rapids-based software developer said his system flagged a racist text message before ...

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Utica University, others speak out against racist text messages sent following election

Racist text messages are being sent nationwide, targeting Black Americans and telling them they’d been selected to pick ...

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Racist texts summoning students to plantations rattle Dallas teens

Black high schoolers in Dallas were among the people targeted nationwide with racist messages in the days after former ...

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