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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.'