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Black and Missing Foundation Hosts 5K Walk-Run on May 21 to Honor the 240,000+ Missing Persons of Color Reported Every Year
May 5, 2022
The Black and Missing Foundation, Inc. (BAMFI) is rallying the national community to take part in its upcoming “Hope Without Boundaries” 5K walk-run on Saturday, May 21, 2022, to bring attention to missing persons of color and provide support for their loved ones.
Dan Abrams to Host First Clue Awards, Nominees Announced for True Crime Award (EXCLUSIVE)
April 20, 2022
The Black and Missing Foundation have received the inaugural Crimefighter Award, which is presented to an individual or organization that have provided justice for crime victims.
Black and Missing co-founder warns mothers how their daughters can go missing
March 17, 2022
Derrica Wilson and her sister-in-law Natalie Wilson co-founded the Black and Missing Foundation together with the alarming number of missing Black women and children in mind.
Natalie Wilson’s ‘Black and Missing’ HBO special says that 40% of all missing people are Black
March 17, 2022
HBO's Black and Missing is based off of the work of sisters-in-law Derrica and Natalie Wilson, who are extreme advocates for missing POC.
Black Women’s History Month: Black and missing
March 14, 2022
Missing white children receive far more media coverage than missing Black and brown children – a fact advocates often point to when explaining the disparity in attention provided to non-individuals of color.
Advocates: FBI Missing Children Data Misleading; Disservice to Black Juveniles
March 9, 2022
Missing white children receive far more media coverage than missing Black and brown children – a fact advocates often point to when explaining the disparity in attention provided to non-individuals of color.