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Black and Missing Foundation Commends Issa Rae and HBO for Utilizing Insecure’s Storyline ‘Looking for LaToya’ to Inform and Explore Media Bias in Coverage of Missing Women/Individuals of Color
June 15, 2020
This season of HBO's Insecure highlighted the lack of attention of a missing Black woman by mainstream media and law enforcement in the parody 'Looking for LaToya'.
Black and Missing Foundation Commemorates 12th Anniversary with a Day of Service; Distributing Food and Household Essentials to 200 District of Columbia Residents to Fill the Gap During COVID-19
May 18, 2020
In commemoration of its 12th anniversary, the Black and Missing Foundation (BAMFI) will host a "Day of Service" on Sunday, May 24, to provide 200 families in the District of Columbia with much needed food and household supplies to assist with the COVID-19 relief efforts.
Police Offer $100K Reward for Info on Missing Girl
March 27, 2020
The San Francisco Police Department announced a $100,000 reward on Friday for information about the disappearance of a 2-year-old girl and the murder of her mother in 2016.
Black and Missing Foundation Shines Spotlight on Missing Persons and Their Families
March 12, 2020
Derrica Wilson and her sister Natalie noticed what had become the norm for mainstream media when it comes to the plight of missing women and girls of color: there was little to no media coverage.
Relisha Rudd vanished 6 years ago. Here’s what she might look like now.
February 28, 2020
Six years after 8-year-old Relisha Rudd vanished in Washington, D.C., the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has released a new age-progression image for what she may look now at 14.
230,000 people of color reported missing in the U.S. These black women are doing something about it.
February 20, 2020
Hundreds of thousands of people of color are reported missing each year, and one D.C.-based nonprofit organization said the public normally does not hear about them.