Why Lauren Smith-Fields’s Friends Turned to TikTok
Ignored by the media and pushed aside by the police, families and supporters of Black women are building their own missing persons operations online.
Black and Missing: Finding Our Own
On this episode of YBO, Christina speaks with Derrica and Natalie Wilson, sisters-in-law and founders of the Black and Missing Foundation.
‘Black and Missing’ documentary series raises awareness of missing people of color
HBO's 'Black and Missing,' a documentary series featuring the work of the Black and Missing Foundation, which raises awareness of and searches for missing people of color, is discussed by the co-founder and CEO of the foundation, Derrica Wilson.
Derrica Wilson on raising awareness about missing Black people
Derrica Wilson is a co-founder of Black and Missing Foundation Inc., a non-profit organization with the mission of bringing awareness to missing people of color. She joined "NewsNation Prime" to explain why Black missing people are often marginalized by law enforcement and the media.
The Special Report: Black and Missing
Areva Martin sits down with Natalie Wilson, Co-Founder of the Black and Missing Foundation Inc.
Missing Black women receive less media attention than missing white women. This organization is out to change that.
In 2004, Tamika Huston went missing from Spartanburg, N.C. Her family and friends organized an exhaustive search for the 24-year-old nursing student, but received frustratingly little press coverage from news outlets.
Black and Missing: Finding Our Own
An HBO documentary highlights the racial disparities in how missing persons cases are handled, and how the Black and Missing Foundation is making a difference.
Soledad O’Brien and Natalie Wilson show how quickly missing Black women are discounted
'Black and Missing,' an HBO documentary, explores the socioeconomic factors and perceptions that play a role in the disappearances of Black women and girls.
How two Maryland women work to raise awareness about missing Black people
Help us find us: How two Maryland women activated to track down the black and missing.
Black and Brown Parents Are Asking for the Same Attention for Their Missing Children
Missing Black, Latinx, and Indigenous children and adults seldom make headlines or get search efforts the way white victims do. Their parents are asking for their children to get the same attention as Gabby Petito.