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BAMFI Enterprises Earns Five National Telly and Communicator Honors for Relisha Rudd and Pamela Butler Documentaries

June 2, 2026
Production arm of the Black and Missing Foundation recognized for excellence in True Crime, Film, and Unscripted media, proving the power of advocacy-backed storytelling.

How the Black and Missing Foundation founders are changing the way missing persons cases are covered

May 26, 2026
Natalie Wilson and her sister-in-law, Derrica Wilson, launched the Black and Missing Foundation in 2008 to raise awareness of missing Black people in the United States.

Unsolved Ohio: Young mother vanished in 1997 shortly after moving to Columbus

April 28, 2026
Nearly three decades after a young mother vanished from her east Columbus home shortly after moving, her son is trying to piece together what happened.

Black and Missing Foundation’s 10th Annual “Hope Without Boundaries” 5K to Raise Funds and Awareness for Missing Persons of Color

April 24, 2026
The race supports families and advances efforts to bring national attention to overlooked cases.

Nearly 1 in 3 Missing Children in America are Black

April 9, 2026
Black and Missing Foundation Founders Derrica Wilson and Natalie Wilson sit down with Karen Hunter to talk about their organization.

Family urges action to find missing N.J. woman. ‘We just want Jamaka to come home.’

March 12, 2026
Jamaka Simms, of Newark, has been missing since Jan. 29.

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"God Bless you! My mom contacted me to say that my daughter Ashleigh Porter was in Ebony magazine. I was so glad that my missing child was given the opportunity to this type of exposure. It has been so hard. She went missing on April 20, 2009. I agree totally that law enforcement and the media in some instances do us no justice. I knew nothing of your organization prior to this, but I'll know more now. You have given me a great service and I feel indebted to you. I do not want people to forget about my Ashleigh. Thank you again and bless your hearts for starting this organization."

---- TANYA PORTER-DAVIS

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