There have been a number of reports of children abducted by a parent. Some of them have been reunited with the custodial parent, while others have been brutally murdered
The inside of a midsize storage unit in Prince George's County, Maryland, is stacked, floor to ceiling, with the belongings that tell the story of Unique Harris' life interrupted.
Within days of each other, separate investigations by the United States Marshals Service in Ohio and Georgia led to the rescue of 39 missing and endangered children.
In August 2020, authorities located 39 missing children in Georgia during a two-week effort to rescue endangered minors. The US Marshals Service Missing Child Unit led the search, dubbed "Operation Not Forgotten."
Within days of each other at the end of August, two separate investigations—one in Ohio and one in Georgia—resulted in the arrest of 27 individuals in Ohio interested in engaging in sexual activity with minor children and the rescue of 39 endangered missing children in Georgia.
The Black and Missing Foundation, Inc (BAMFI) thanks the creator of the Showtime series "The Chi," Lena Waithe, and cast for bringing awareness to the issue of missing women of color and joining the movement to help us find us.
“The show has really helped me to find what interests me. I’ve teamed up with the [non-profit] Black and Missing Foundation and I want to continue to do this work, even after the season is over. It's very important.”
This season of HBO's Insecure highlighted the lack of attention of a missing Black woman by mainstream media and law enforcement in the parody 'Looking for LaToya'.