Missing Black People Don’t Receive Widespread Media Coverage. Two DC Women Are Trying to Change That.
Their nonprofit, Black and Missing Foundation, submits missing persons reports to media outlets and shares them online.
Gabby Petito’s disappearance highlights racial disparity in media coverage of people who go missing
Derrica Wilson, co-founder of Black and Missing Foundation, joins “CBS Mornings.” She discusses the importance of giving just as much attention to cases of missing people of color as cases of missing White people.
The Black and Missing Foundation notes disparities in missing persons coverage, calls for change
Gabby Petito's case has captured headlines and been featured on social media feeds for weeks, and one organization is saying missing people of color often don't receive the same information.
Petito case renews call to spotlight missing people of color
In the three months since 62-year-old Navajo rug weaver Ella Mae Begay vanished, the haunting unanswered questions sometimes threaten to overwhelm her niece.
Indianapolis woman speaks about search for mother, says more needs to be done to help find missing people of color
42-year-old Chenell Gilbert has been missing for more than a year.
Help us find us: Black and Missing Foundation hopes to bring attention to missing minorities
Derrica Wilson is the CEO of the Black and Missing Foundation, a nonprofit organization with the mission to bring awareness to missing persons of color; provide vital resources and tools to missing person’s families and friends and to educate the minority community on personal safety.
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.'