Derrica Wilson and her sister Natalie noticed what had become the norm for mainstream media when it comes to the plight of missing women and girls of color: there was little to no media coverage.

Hundreds of thousands of people of color are reported missing each year, and one D.C.-based nonprofit organization said the public normally does not hear about them.

The alleged kidnapping of a 5-year-old girl — missing since Monday, Sept. 16 — from a predominantly Hispanic southern New Jersey suburb has brought an outpouring of support for her family in Bridgeton.