Woman Who Allegedly Hurled N-Word at Child in Playground Raises Over $350,000 on Crowdfunding Website

A woman accused of using a racial slur against a child at a Minnesota park has raised more than $350,000 through a crowdfunding campaign.

Newsweek identified Shiloh Hendrix as a woman who went viral online Wednesday after allegedly calling a small child the N-word at Soldiers Field Memorial Park in Rochester.

In a clip that has been viewed millions of times across multiple social media platforms, the woman is confronted by a man who asks her if she had directed a racial slur at the child.

The woman on the video responded by using the word multiple times more during a confrontation with the man who filmed the clip.

After the backlash, a GiveSendGo campaign for Hendrix was launched that was called “Help Me Protect My Family.” Hendrix asked the public for $1 million and wrote:

My name is Shiloh and I have been put into a very dire situation. I recently had a kid steal from my 18 month old sons diaper bag at a park. I called the kid out for what he was. Another man, who we recently found out has had a history with law enforcement, proceeded to record me and follow me to my car. He then posted these videos online which has caused my family, and myself, great turmoil. My SSN has been leaked. My address, and phone number have been given out freely. My family members are being attacked. My eldest child may not be going back to school. Even where I exercise has been exposed.

I am asking for your help to assist in protecting my family. I fear that we must relocate. I have two small children who do not deserve this. We have been threatened to the extreme by people online. Anything will help! We cannot, and will not live in fear!

Thank You

Friday, after Hendrix received hundreds of thousands of dollars, she posted an update on the campaign in which she said she was thankful after receiving “overwhelming support.”

“Where do I even begin?? The overwhelming support that my family and myself have received is unbelievable!” she wrote. “I’ve never felt so scared, yet reassured in my life.”

The Minnesota Star Tribune reported on the fundraiser’s success, noting, “Apparent white nationalists have donated to her cause after a video of the incident went viral. Others in Rochester are fundraising for racial equity.”

As of Friday afternoon, the campaign had raised $359,499.