Santa Monica mother urges officials to provide more security amid racist texts
A racist text message was sent to thousands of Black individuals nationwide the day after the election.
A racist text message was sent to thousands of Black individuals nationwide the day after the election. While federal authorities are investigating the source of the disturbing message, Southern California families and school districts are reeling from the experience since residents in the Southland were also affected.
Among those who were targeted by the text were Black Santa Monica students. While this is a national issue, one parent is calling for local action.
Ericka Lesley has been talking about the post-election racist text messages for five days now. When asked if she could read out loud the message her son received last Wednesday, it was too overwhelming.
“It really does something to you when you read it when you read it out loud as a parent because I didn’t know was going to hit like that,” said Lesley.
Lesley tells NBC4 her teenage sons were some of at least dozens of Black students she’s identified at Santa Monica High School who received the message telling them they have been “selected to pick cotton” at a “plantation.”
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