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.
Teens around US report receiving racist text messages
Many teenagers and college students around the country have reported receiving racist text messages that were sent to phone numbers across the country last week.
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
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.
Numerous teens around the U.S. targeted with vile racist text messages after Trump election victory
Several teenagers and college students in 24 states have reportedly received many racist text messages telling them that they have been selected to "pick cotton" at a plantation
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 ...
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 ...
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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We’ve lost control of political text messaging — here’s how we can rein it in
Anonymous text messages containing disturbing content — such as claiming Black Americans had been “selected to pick cotton” ...
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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 ...
‘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 ...
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 ...
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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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 ...