Authorities work to find the source of racist texts sent to Black people nationwide after the election. Here’s what we know
Federal and state authorities are working to find the origins of racist text messages sent to Black people across the country referencing slavery and telling them they were “selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation.
Amid national wave of racist and disturbing texts, several Black UT students report receiving messages
The University of Tennessee is just one school where students reported getting racist text messages. Fisk University also said students received messages.
FBI, Justice Department investigating racist mass texts sent following the election
Several federal and state agencies are investigating how racist mass texts were sent to Black people across the country in the wake of the presidential election this week
Racist texts about slaves and ‘picking cotton’ sent to Black people as state AGs, colleges and police probe their origins
Authorities across the United States are investigating after racist text messages – some with references to “slave catchers” and “picking cotton” reminiscent of the country’s painful and bigoted past – have been received by children,
Feds investigate racist texts sent to dozens of Black people in multiple states
Racist texts, some mentioning Donald Trump, were sent to dozens of Black people in several states Thursday and Wednesday. The FBI is aware of the racist texts.
Racist texts tell Black people in US to prepare for slavery
The FBI said yesterday it's looking into "offensive and racist text messages" sent to Black people in at least a dozen states since Wednesday morning. Authorities in several of the states are also investigating the anonymous messages,
‘Selected to pick cotton’: Black people get racist texts after U.S. election
Racist texts with references to ‘picking cotton,’ ‘plantations’ and ‘slave catchers’ have been sent to Black people in at least 20 U.S. states shortly after the presidential election. The Trump campaign denies any involvement.
SF Unified students among victims who received racist text messages across US
San Francisco Unified School District says some of its students are victims of a surge in racist text messages being sent to Black people across the country. The students are among the victims in more than a dozen states who were targeted.
Black students in Hopkins, Minnetonka among those receiving racist texts following election
The messages in question come from an unknown source and reads as an automated message that urges readers "to report to a plantation to pick cotton."
FBI Investigating Racist Text Messages Sent to Black Americans
The FBI has initiated an investigation into racist text messages being sent to Black Americans across the United States. These messages began to surface following the announcement of Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election.
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Trump’s Win Inspires Horrific Wave of Plantation Texts to Black People
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Authorities work to find source of racist texts sent to Black people nationwide after election
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