While the texts – sent before and after Trump defeated Kamala Harris on Tuesday – vary in language, many indicate to ...
Racist texts with references to ‘picking cotton,’ ‘plantations’ and ‘slave catchers’ have been sent to Black people in at ...
People throughout the D.C. area and across the country reported receiving racist spam text messages the day after the ...
"Congratulations! you have been selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation," reads one version of the messages.
Black students at multiple universities are reportedly receiving racist text messages regarding picking cotton and slavery.
"From what I'm seeing, it seems to be quite organized and planned out," said Alex Holden, founder and chief information ...
Black people getting texts about being grouped to pick cotton at plantations, women and young girls being harassed by men saying, “your body, my choice.” This is the America you voted for and it’s ...
Reports of racist text messages have emerged in at least 12 other states. The Milwaukee FBI is urging anyone who has been victimized to contact them at 414-276-4684.
The FBI and attorney generals in Virginia and Washington, D.C. confirmed that they are aware of the offensive text messages ...
One day after the presidential election, and in the days following, Black people across the country, reportedly as young as middle schoolers, received text messages addressing them by name and telling ...
“It said he has been chosen to be part of group B to go pick cotton at a plantation, and he will be picked up by a black van and to be ready by 6 p.m. And he said a lot of his Hispanic friends ...
A South Florida woman said she was among the people across the country who received texts in the wake of Tuesday’s<a ...