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Danette Mitchell: The Petito case and missing people of color
September 30, 2021
Founders and sisters-in-law Natalie Wilson and Derrica Wilson of the Black and Missing Foundation recently released a statement acknowledging the power of how national media coverage can galvanize a community in helping find a missing person.
Missing Black geologist’s family say cops lack urgency to solve his case
September 29, 2021
Daniel Robinson, 24, went missing from a job site in the Arizona desert on June 23. The Buckeye Police Department said they are devoted to finding him, but the family is pushing for more to be done.
Missing Black People Don’t Receive Widespread Media Coverage. Two DC Women Are Trying to Change That.
September 28, 2021
Their nonprofit, Black and Missing Foundation, submits missing persons reports to media outlets and shares them online.
Gabby Petito’s disappearance highlights racial disparity in media coverage of people who go missing
September 27, 2021
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.
The Black and Missing Foundation notes disparities in missing persons coverage, calls for change
September 25, 2021
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.
Petito case renews call to spotlight missing people of color
September 25, 2021
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.