People across the country reported receiving racist spam text messages the day after the election that told them to report to plantations to pick cottonhttps://t.co/LjSz53l3pC
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) November 8, 2024
The FBI began looking into the messages racist text messages young Black Americans across the country received yesterday, the bureau announced in a statement Thursday, as local authorities also acknowledged receiving reports.https://t.co/R2y3WwnMnW
— The Crimson White (@TheCrimsonWhite) November 8, 2024
Text messages sent to Black students at HBCU's in the South.
A pox on the Black/Brown folks who voted for this isht! You fell for the okeydoke, you stup&d m^ers. pic.twitter.com/SiMtKThcEX— Petty Auntie™ is Loving on Purpose (@AmbitDiva) November 7, 2024
The FBI has launched an investigation into a wave of racist spam texts sent to Black Americans nationwide the day after the 2024 presidential election. These messages, reported across states like Alabama, California, Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, and Tennessee, contained disturbing references to slavery, telling recipients to “report to plantations” for “cotton-picking.” The incident has sparked widespread outrage and calls for accountability.
Authorities, including the FBI and FCC, are working to trace the source of these texts, which appear to be a coordinated effort to harass and intimidate. While no suspects have been named, officials are hopeful the investigation will lead to swift action against those behind this attack.
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