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Racist texts about slaves and ‘picking cotton’ sent to Black people as state AGs, colleges and police probe their origins
A day after receiving the text message, Jones also received an email addressing her by the N-word and containing a similar ...
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Authorities work to find the source of racist texts sent to Black people nationwide after the election. Here’s what we know
A day after receiving the text message, Jones also received an email addressing her by the N-word and containing a similar message about being “selected to pick cotton.” “Who is doing this ...
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WRAL viewers report receiving racist texts around Election Day
Multiple people wrote to WRAL News, saying they received racist and threatening text messages. In them, the messenger tells them they’ve been “selected to pick cotton.” The texts went out to ...