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Racist, anonymous text messages were sent to Black people across the U.S. telling them to report to a plantation to pick cotton, according to law-enforcement officials and civil-rights leaders.
A federal investigation is underway after racist text messages were sent to Black people in several states this week, including in Ohio.People on the receiving end of the messages say they are ...
Dozens of Black people across the country said they have received text messages telling them they had been “selected” to pick cotton “at the nearest plantation.” The messages came just ...
State attorneys general across the country are urging people to notify the authorities if they received one of the racist text messages sent Wednesday to scores of Black people, telling them they ...
Ian Smith was doing homework in his school's computer lab the night after the election when he says he received a text message ordering Black people to report to plantations for slavery. He wasn't the ...
DOVER, Del. — U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester won her contest for a seat in the U.S. Senate Tuesday, setting her up to become the first woman and first Black person to represent Delaware in the ...
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 ...
Some Black folks just aren’t into the fun of costumes and candy. Others are more conscious about the racism they or their children can experience if people decide to soil the fun of dressing up.
Dianne Feinstein. Blunt Rochester, a Democrat who represents the at-large congressional district of Delaware, becomes the first woman and first Black person to represent Delaware in the Senate.