Concerned community members and local officials will gather at a forum Wednesday in Southeast Washington to discuss whether or not there is has been an increase in teens going missing in the District.
WHUR's Troy Johnson tells Chris Lawrence about the different challenges that come from the high rate of children of color who go missing as well as things you can do to keep your children safe.
There were 211 missing people reported in the District in January; 190 of them eventually were found unharmed. That still left 21 missing — 10 of them teenage girls.
Tamika Huston vanished in 2004, one year before Natalee Holloway. Both women disappeared under mysterious circumstances: Holloway, 18, during a high school graduation trip to Aruba; Huston, 24, from her home in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
The Black and Missing Foundation (BAMFI) will hold its fourth annual 'Hope Without Boundaries' 5K walk/run on Saturday, June 4 at the National Harbor in Ft. Washington, Maryland.
On Thursday, May 7, the Black and Missing Foundation (BAMFI) will hold a panel discussion on the issue of missing persons of color in America. The discussion will also include a short film by Oscar® and Emmy® award-winning producer Arnold Shapiro.