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African Americans sent ‘report to the plantation’ racist text messages

An FBI investigation has been launched after racist texts were sent to African Americans in the wake of the presidential election. The anonymous messages, which were also sent to children and mentioned some of them by name, were reported in several states, including New York, Alabama, California, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Tennessee. The contents of the “horrific” text messages varied, …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Racist text messages prompt investigations in multiple states

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Racist text messages invoking slavery raised alarm across the country this week after they were sent to Black men, women and students, including middle schoolers, prompting inquiries by the FBI and other agencies. AP AUDIO: Racist text messages referencing slavery raise alarms in multiple states and prompt investigations AP correspondent Norman Hall reports federal investigations have been launched …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Racist text messages referencing slavery raise alarms in several states, prompt investigations

LA Times

The FBI and other agencies are investigating racist text messages mentioning slavery sent to people across the country, including middle schoolers. Racist text messages invoking slavery raised alarm across the country this week after they were sent to Black men, women and students, including middle schoolers, prompting inquiries by the FBI and other agencies. The FBI said it was in …

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'Executive slaves': Wave of racist 'plantation' texts reportedly sent out after election

Raw Story

A wave of racist text messages reportedly went out following Donald Trump's election win this week. At least one University of Alabama student and a Virginia photojournalist were among many nationwide who received text messages Wednesday asking them to report to a plantation to pick cotton, reported The Crimson White and WVEC-TV. You are in plantation group W." Recipients posted …

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Racist text messages target young African Americans post-election

NPR

Racist text messages target young African Americans post-election toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Black college and high school students report receiving racist texts about being "selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation." "These are some twisted individuals to target children like this, and I hope that they're they are found and prosecuted," says Mayor Tishaura Jones. "This is alarming, both …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Criminal investigation launched into racist text projected on Venlo building

NL Times

The Limburg Public Prosecution Service launched a criminal investigation into racist slogans projected on the UWV building in Venlo on December 28. The OM suspects the action is connected to a similar incident in which racist texts were projected onto the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam on New Year’s Eve. The Limburg OM’s decision is striking because the mayor of Venlo …

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2 years, 3 months ago

'Overtly racist' and 'disturbing' Rolfe texts should be included in Kumanjayi Walker inquest, coroner hears

ABC

Eight-thousand pages of messages were downloaded from Constable Zachary Rolfe's phone, including some that were "disturbing" and "disgraceful", after he was arrested and charged with murder over the death of 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker in 2019, the Northern Territory coroner has heard. "The text messages reveal very disturbing attitudes … in relation to the use of force, or proposed use of …

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2 years, 7 months ago

DALL-E 2 Creates Incredible Images—and Biased Ones You Don’t See

Wired

“I wonder why they’re releasing this model now, besides to show off their impressive technology to people,” the person said. “It just seems like there's so much room for harm right now, and I’m not seeing enough room for good to justify it being in the world yet.” DALL-E’s creators call the model experimental and not yet fit for commercial …

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3 years ago

Torrance police traded racist, homophobic texts. It could jeopardize hundreds of cases