The University of Missouri is one of many schools nationwide to receive reports of racist texts being sent to Black students. MU Spokesperson Christopher Ave confirmed at least one person on campus has received the message.

Missouri State officials also said that racist graffiti was found in a bathroom on campus Thursday afternoon. Racist text messages also targeted students at the University of Missouri-Columbia and schools around the country.

MU confirmed that at least one student has received a racist text message similar to those reported nationwide.

Racist text messages received this week primarily by Black students nationwide — including in Missouri — are under investigation by federal authorities. The FBI said in a statement issued Thursday it “is in contact with the Justice Department and other federal authorities on the matter.

Several black students at two Missouri institutions are the targets of a national racist spamming trend. A significant number of these incidents are occurring at colleges, including the University of Missouri-Columbia and Missouri State University.

Black Minnesota middle school students are receiving racist text messages referencing plantations and slavery. Its part of a nationwide trend.

Racist text messages invoking slavery raised alarm across the country this week after they were sent to Black men, women and students, including middle schoolers, prompting inquiries by the FBI and ot

Lower Merion and Upper Darby school districts are warning parents about racist text messages received by a number of their students.

Racist text messages were sent to scores of Black people the day after the election telling them they had been “selected” to pick cotton “at the nearest plantation.”