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Shiloh Hendrix Raises Over $700,000 After Using Racial Slur Against Black Autistic Child

The viral incident has fueled far-right fundraising, police investigation, and debates over crowdfunding platforms’ role in hate speech moderation.

A screenshot of an online fundraiser on the Christian fundraising platform, GiveSendGo, is seen on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Terry Tang)
A screenshot of an online fundraiser on GoFundMe organized by the NAACP is seen on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Terry Tang)
A swing sits empty on a playground outside in Providence, R.I., March 7, 2020. Columbia University's Center on Poverty and Social Policy estimates that the number of children in poverty grew by 3.7 million from Dec. 2021 to Jan. 2022, a 41% increase, just one month without the expanded child tax credit payments.
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Overview

  • Shiloh Hendrix, a white woman, was filmed using a racial slur against a five-year-old Black autistic child in a Minnesota park, sparking widespread outrage.
  • Hendrix's GiveSendGo campaign has surpassed $700,000, with comments disabled after racist and Nazi-related posts flooded the page.
  • The Rochester Police Department has completed its investigation into the incident and forwarded findings to the City Attorney’s Office for review.
  • The local NAACP chapter has raised over $300,000 to support the child’s family, providing a counterpoint to Hendrix’s fundraiser.
  • Prominent far-right figures, including Nick Fuentes, have framed support for Hendrix as a stand against perceived anti-white bias, highlighting the phenomenon of 'vice signaling' in conservative circles.