Why don’t missing people of color get more attention?
Families of missing indigenous people and missing people of color say the Gabby Petito case highlights the lack of media attention paid to their communities.
‘Why Isn’t There A National Outcry?’: As Gabby Petito Case Has Captivates The Nation, People Of Color Seek Same Attention
Families of missing people of color say their stories are just as important as the Gabby Petito case, and they want more media attention.
How Two Women are Helping Black Families Find Their Missing Relatives
After finding that nearly 30 percent of missing persons in the United States are people of color, Derrica and Natalie Wilson began working to bring more national attention to their cases.
It’s OK to want justice for Gabby Petito and acknowledge the thousands still missing. We should.
In 2020, 543,018 individuals were reported missing, nearly 40% people of color. What are their names? We've been here before: 'Missing white woman syndrome.'
Families of Missing Black Girls Frustrated, Not Surprised by Attention Drawn to Gabby Petito
The disappearance of Gabby Petito has been widely covered by national media in recent weeks, and efforts to find the missing 22-year-old have spurred protests outside her fiancé Brian Laundrie's Florida home as well as thousands of posts on social media calling for justice.
Gabby Petito case example of ‘missing white woman syndrome,’ experts say
In the two weeks since Gabby Petito went missing while on a cross-country trip with her boyfriend, her story has gained national attention.
Critics claim ‘missing white woman syndrome’ has overshadowed these missing persons cases
Most disappearance cases involving people of color quickly fall off the national radar, if they ever even make it that far — a racist double standard considering the current Gabby Petito saga, critics claim.
Podcast: Colorblind: Race Across Generations – Black and Missing
In Missing Persons Cases. 40% of them are people of color, but that's not what we usually see represented in media coverage of the missing.
The Bradley Sisters Went Missing 20 Years Ago—And Their Aunt Hasn’t Stopped Searching For Them Since
In 2001, a 10- and 3-year-old went missing in Chicago—a case that's since become complicated by time, trauma, and relations between law enforcement and the Black community.
After a Knoxville woman disappears, family is desperate for ‘more urgency in this case’
Birthday presents were waiting for Desheena Kyle on June 25, but her family members say they never got the chance to give them to her.