Racist text messages referencing slavery have raised alarms across the country. Now the FBI and agents in Dallas are looking into the source of the spam aimed at Black Americans.
People in multiple states have reported receiving racist text messages that refer to a dark time in our nation’s history – slavery.Now the FBI and law enforcement are investigating to try to find the person or group that’s responsible.Maya, a 24-year-old from North Texas who didn’t want to share her last name, said she woke up to the disturbing text message on Thursday."I had just woken up when I saw the test message. I really didn’t know what to say.
Many of the messages with wording about slavery and picking cotton were sent to students at historically Black colleges and universities, as well as schools like Clemson and the University of Alabama. But some have been sent to adults and even middle school students.The texts arrived at different times throughout the day, some with the names of the person associated with the phone numbers. Others contain racial slurs.Aric Asti is the managing director at Apollo Cyber.
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