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Missing Black women receive less media attention than missing white women. This organization is out to change that.
December 22, 2021
In 2004, Tamika Huston went missing from Spartanburg, N.C. Her family and friends organized an exhaustive search for the 24-year-old nursing student, but received frustratingly little press coverage from news outlets.
Black and Missing: Finding Our Own
December 17, 2021
An HBO documentary highlights the racial disparities in how missing persons cases are handled, and how the Black and Missing Foundation is making a difference.
Soledad O’Brien and Natalie Wilson show how quickly missing Black women are discounted
December 16, 2021
'Black and Missing,' an HBO documentary, explores the socioeconomic factors and perceptions that play a role in the disappearances of Black women and girls.
How two Maryland women work to raise awareness about missing Black people
December 9, 2021
Help us find us: How two Maryland women activated to track down the black and missing.
Black and Brown Parents Are Asking for the Same Attention for Their Missing Children
December 8, 2021
Missing Black, Latinx, and Indigenous children and adults seldom make headlines or get search efforts the way white victims do. Their parents are asking for their children to get the same attention as Gabby Petito.
‘Never give up, never stop’ | Local Facebook post credited with finding missing Maryland 1-year-old, on the NYC subway
December 2, 2021
It’s not every day that a Facebook post finds a missing baby. It’s rare when the rescue happens in a few hours. And it’s even more extraordinary when the infant goes missing in Montgomery County, and a stranger riding the New York City subway looks up and recognizes the baby.