“Our Executive Slaves will come get you in a Brown Van,” the message read, “be prepared to be searched down once you’ve enter the plantation.”A text message received by Monét Miller.
But that day, with the climate and everything going on, I genuinely felt scared.”Black social media users across the country said they have received text messages similar to Miller’s.
Various Clemson University students reported receiving the text messages, prompting a public statement from the school.
It is unclear who is behind the mass text messages, what motivated them or how they obtained phone numbers for swaths of Black people.
Although college students seem to be the most targeted with the texts, Black people of varying ages have reported receiving the messages.
Persons:
Monèt Miller, Donald Trump, “, Monét Miller, Monet Miller Miller, ” Miller, Domonique, ” Valles, “ TextNow, ”, Brian Hughes, Trump, ” Hughes, Corryn Freeman, ” Freeman, John Anthony, ” Anthony, ‘ let’s, Miller
Organizations:
White, Ohio State University, Clemson University, University of Southern, Missouri State University, NBC News, Kappa Alpha Psi, FBI, U.S . Department of Justice, & Safety, Police, “, NAACP, Democrats weren’t, Black Republican, Federal Communications Commission
Locations:
Atlanta , Georgia, Brown, South Carolina, University of Southern California, Domonique Valles, Virginia, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, Illinois, Trump