Authorities work to find the source of racist texts sent to Black ...
Nov 9, 2024 · Federal and state authorities are working to find the origins of racist text messages sent to Black people across the country threatening them with slavery and telling them they were “selected ...
FBI, Justice Department investigating racist ... - Associated Press News
Nov 8, 2024 · Updated 4:27 PM PST, November 8, 2024. WASHINGTON (AP) — 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. The text messages invoking slavery were sent to Black men, women and children, prompting inquiries by the FBI and ...
Authorities investigate racist texts to young African Americans - NPR
Nov 8, 2024 · Authorities are investigating racist text messages sent to young African Americans. November 7, 20249:48 PM ET. Debbie Elliott. The FBI says it’s aware of the offensive and racist text messages ...
Authorities work to find the source of racist texts sent to Black
Federal and state authorities are working to find the origins of racist text messages sent to Black people across the country threatening them with slavery and telling them they were “selected ...
U.S. law enforcement investigating racist mass texts targeting Black ...
6 days ago · 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 ...
Officials condemn racist text messages sent to Black ... - CBS News
6 days ago · Updated on: November 9, 2024 / 6:52 PM EST / CBS News. Officials and universities in a growing number of U.S. states are condemning racist text messages that were sent to Black residents this week ...
States work to tackle racist text messages sent to Black people …
Nov. 8, 2024, 3:29 PM PST. By Char Adams, Zinhle Essamuah, Michael Kosnar and Jean Lee. State attorneys general across the country are urging people to notify the authorities if they received one ...
Authorities probing bigoted text messages that spread alarm …
Nov 8, 2024 · Some Black Americans have said they fear a rollback of civil rights after Republican Donald Trump, who won Tuesday's presidential election over Democrat Kamala Harris, takes office on Jan. 20 ...
FBI investigates racist text messages sent to black people across …
Getty Images. Authorities are investigating racist text messages sent to black Americans across the country telling them to report to a plantation "to pick cotton". Black Americans, including ...
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Nov 8, 2024 · The FBI says it's opened an inquiry into racist text messages invoking slavery that were sent to Black men, women and students -- including middle schoolers.