Racist text messages are being sent to Black Americans in multiple states. There have been reports on the MU campus.

Racist text messages received this week primarily by Black students nationwide — including in Missouri — are under investigation by federal authorities. The FBI said in a statement issued Thursday it “is in contact with the Justice Department and other federal authorities on the matter.

Black Minnesota middle school students are receiving racist text messages referencing plantations and slavery. Its part of a nationwide trend.

Lower Merion and Upper Darby school districts are warning parents about racist text messages received by a number of their students.

Racist text messages were sent to scores of Black people the day after the election telling them they had been “selected” to pick cotton “at the nearest plantation.”