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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.
Indianapolis woman speaks about search for mother, says more needs to be done to help find missing people of color
September 25, 2021
42-year-old Chenell Gilbert has been missing for more than a year.
Help us find us: Black and Missing Foundation hopes to bring attention to missing minorities
September 24, 2021
Derrica Wilson is the CEO of the Black and Missing Foundation, a nonprofit organization with the mission to bring awareness to missing persons of color; provide vital resources and tools to missing person’s families and friends and to educate the minority community on personal safety.
Why don’t missing people of color get more attention?
September 24, 2021
Families of missing indigenous people and missing people of color say the Gabby Petito case highlights the lack of media attention paid to their communities.