Federal, state, and local authorities are investigating the offensive messages that have been sent over the last two days.

The messages tell recipients they have been selected "to pick cotton" or “chosen to be a slave", authorities say.

The FBI is investigating a series of racist text messages sent to Black Americans across the country. A state attorney ...

Authorities are investigating racist text messages sent to Black Americans across the country telling them they have been “selected to pick cotton.” ...

A wave of racist text messages summoning Black people to report for slavery showed up on phones across the United States, ...

WASHINGTON - In nearly a dozen states, Black Americans—especially students—are reporting a disturbing wave of anonymous text messages claiming they’ve been "chosen to pick cotton" at a nearby ...

Authorities across the U.S. are investigating after racist text messages have been received by children, college students and working professionals in the wake of the presidential election.