The FBI and other authorities are looking into how Black Americans in Ohio and other states received racist text messages.

"Congratulations! you have been selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation," reads one version of the messages.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Several federal and state agencies are investigating how racist mass texts were sent to Black people ...

Several federal and state agencies are investigating how racist mass texts were sent to Black people across the country in ...

Henrico Police Chief Eric English said Saturday that people in the county had received the messages and that "some ...

Several federal and state agencies are investigating how racist mass texts were sent to Black people across the country in ...

The anonymous text messages invoking slavery were sent to Black adults and children in several states, prompting inquiries by ...

It is unclear who is behind the reported texts, how many people had received them, or how the recipients were targeted.

Several federal and state agencies are investigating how racist mass texts were sent to Black people across the country in ...

Federal and state agencies are investigating racist mass text messages targeting Black Americans across multiple states ...

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - A racist text message sent out to Black men, women and students across the country has the Black community on alert. The anonymous texts all have similar wording, instructing ...