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Racist text messages target Black people across country

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.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 3d

Racist Text Messages About Slavery Sent to Black People in Several States

Black people in states including Alabama, North Carolina, Virginia, New York and Pennsylvania reported receiving the text messages. The messages started arriving in recent days, w

NBC News on MSN · 4d

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.

Racist spoof text messages spam Black Americans in the US. Here's what to know about spoofing

This week, racist text messages are being sent to Black Americans, telling them they are selected ... Spoofing isn't ...

Utica Observer-Dispatch on MSN1h

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 ...

Racist text messages referencing slavery raise alarms in multiple states and prompt investigations

The messages, sent anonymously, were reported in several states, including New York, Alabama, California, Ohio, Pennsylvania ...

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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.

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