Racist texts about slaves and ‘picking cotton’ sent to Black people as state AGs, colleges and police probe their origins
Authorities across the United States are investigating after racist text messages – some with references to “slave catchers” ...
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FBI investigates after Black man found hanged in Alabama amid police misconduct claims
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into the death of a Black man in Alabama, who was found hanging in an ...
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Man shot, flags down trooper for help on Birmingham’s Dead Man’s Curve
The victim stopped for help on Interstate 59/20 near Dead Man’s Curve. He found an Alabama State Trooper who was at road work site. Troopers notified Birmingham police, who responded to the ...
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Alabama teens caught with stolen firearms in Coweta County, police say
Newnan police arrested a 17-year-old from Alabama, Jaydian Hardnett-Hunter, on multiple felony charges including possession of a stolen firearm and bringing it across state lines. The community is on ...
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20-year-old motorcyclist killed in single-vehicle crash on I-20
A motorcyclist was killed in a single-vehicle crash in St. Clair County. Alabama State Troopers identified the fatality victim as Caleb W. Saltsman. He was 20 and lived in Pell City. The wreck ...
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Entire Oklahoma police department quits 'with great sadness'
The 1,000 residents of the town of Geary, about 50 miles northwest of Oklahoma City are left wondering who to call in an ...
Racist Text Messages Raise Alarms in Multiple States and Prompt Investigations
Fisk University, a historically Black university in Nashville, Tennessee, issued a statement calling the messages that ...
Massachusetts students get racist texts invoking slavery, triggering federal inquiries
Racist texts invoking slavery sent to Black individuals nationwide, including in Massachusetts, prompt FBI and FCC ...