Rochester residents upset after reports that a woman used a racial slur on a Black child, fund raises more than $250k
- A viral TikTok video shows a man confronting a white woman for using a racial slur against an autistic Black child at Soldiers Field Park in Rochester.
- The video gained over 6.6 million views after influencer Michael McWhorter, known as TizzyEnt, reposted it to his 9.5 million followers on April 30, 2025.
- Local officials including Rochester Mayor Kim Norton and NAACP president Walé Elegbede condemned the incident and called for the community to end racism and address it appropriately.
- The Rochester Police Department acknowledged receiving several inquiries concerning the video and confirmed they are actively investigating the situation, while the NAACP indicated it will conduct its own review of the incident.
- This event follows two other racially charged incidents in Rochester within the past year and highlights ongoing concerns about racism despite legal protection for offensive speech under the First Amendment.
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'Very loud' woman who hurled 'a lot of racial slurs' at 5 year-old gets $360K in donations
CBS affiliate KIMT News 3 reports a woman in a Rochester, Minn., park called a 5-year-old boy the N-word and made racist comments before driving away in her car earlier this week.Minnesota resident Sharmake Omar, who says the 5-year-old regularly plays with his kids, filmed Shiloh Hendrix calling the boy a racial slur at Roy Sutherland Playground near Soldiers Field Memorial Park."Kids at the park were frightened, obviously the lady she was very…


Videotaped woman whose racial slurs against child went viral raises $300k online
The woman titled the fundraiser: ‘Help me protect my family’
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