Nationwide Surge in Racist Texts Targets Black Americans Post-Election

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Fisk University in Nashville is on high alert after receiving "disturbing and offensive" messages targeting its community, believed to be from automated bots or malicious actors. These messages, similar to those reported at other campuses, contain racist threats suggesting violence and intimidation against Black students. The university, a historically Black institution, is taking the threats seriously despite doubts about their credibility.
- Fisk University in Nashville on ‘high alert’ after ‘disturbing and offensive’ messages Tennessee Lookout
- Racist text messages sent out following presidential election to students in the Carolinas WCNC.com
- ‘You are in slave group B’: Racist texts sent to Black Americans WSAV-TV
- Racist texts about plantations, KKK reported nationwide after and before election: Reports USA TODAY
- Black students receive racist text messages after Trump’s win, part of apparent nationwide trend The Crimson White
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