Woman Caught In "N-Word" Tirade In Rochester Raises $600K Via Fundraiser, Sparking Community Backlash

By Nick Lentz, CBS Minnesota

Updated on: May 6, 2025

A video recorded at a Rochester, Minnesota, playground of a woman repeatedly shouting a racial slur has garnered strong responses from activist groups.

The video captures Sharmake Omar confronting a woman about calling his child the n-word at Roy Sutherland Playground, according to CBS affiliate KIMT-TV. The woman appears to call Omar the n-word in the video, which was taken late last month, and admits to calling the boy the racial slur.

The woman accused the boy of stealing from her child's diaper bag, according to the description of an online fundraiser created by her. Omar, who spoke over the phone with KIMT-TV, doesn't believe the accusation.

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