Black people throughout the country, in more than 20 states, have been getting racist text messages that order them to report to a plantation for slave labor, according to reporting by CNN and numerous other outlets. The texts reference “slave catchers” and “picking cotton,” These hate-filled messages have been received by both kids and adults. The texts appear to be targeting Black and Brown individuals, including students.
The Knoxville, Tenn. community was left in shock after a historic building on the campus of East Tenn.’s only Black college was burned to the ground Monday, Nov 4th.
Authorities believe it wasn’t just an errant spark or bad fuse box that caused the fire — they’re looking for the culprit.
The fire, which was reportedly visible from downtown, did irreparable damage to the 100-year-old building on the campus of Knoxville College, leaving the already struggling HBCU further deprived.
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I've heard of those text messages. I'm absolutely not surprised, but it is awful. This is what MAGA runs on.
@janallmac indeed it is.
@thewebrecluse They want us to go back to the so-called "Black jobs". Uncle Remus. Stepin Fetchit. Kunta Kinte. Mammy. Beulah. Florence.
@Iveyjanette1 yes its been pretty obvious what they have wanted for several years now. No one seemed to care though.
@thewebrecluse I sincerely HOPE that it was an errant spark or electrical problem. Tennessee is backwards, but Knoxville has always seemed a little more progressive than the rest of the state due to the University of Tennessee
@FurloughedAgain Regardless of what the cause was no one will care or believe it either way so ... who can say.
@thewebrecluse this too plus the Slavery calls and mail sent to POC?!?!
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Appalling. All of it.
@thewebrecluse oh no!!!!