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‘You Don’t See Them On The News:’ How Two Sisters-In-Law Launched A Nonprofit To Help Find Missing Black People
February 17, 2021
News coverage for missing persons is even more scarce in the coronavirus pandemic, according to the co-founders of the Black and Missing Foundation.
When a Black Woman Disappears, Who Is Trying to Find Her?
October 12, 2020
The inside of a midsize storage unit in Prince George's County, Maryland, is stacked, floor to ceiling, with the belongings that tell the story of Unique Harris' life interrupted.
Black and Missing Foundation Founder Warns Pandemic Could Further Expose the Vulnerable
October 12, 2020
Within days of each other, separate investigations by the United States Marshals Service in Ohio and Georgia led to the rescue of 39 missing and endangered children.
Missing pregnant postal worker Kierra Coles’ disappearance still a mystery 2 years later: ‘What really happened?’
October 2, 2020
Friday marks two years since Kierra Coles, a young, pregnant U.S. postal worker, disappeared from her Chicago neighborhood without a trace.
“Operation Not Forgotten” and “Operation Safety Net”
October 1, 2020
In August 2020, authorities located 39 missing children in Georgia during a two-week effort to rescue endangered minors. The US Marshals Service Missing Child Unit led the search, dubbed "Operation Not Forgotten."
Black and Missing Foundation Urges Parents to Increase Child Internet Safety Amid COVID-19 and Virtual Schooling
September 22, 2020
Within days of each other at the end of August, two separate investigations—one in Ohio and one in Georgia—resulted in the arrest of 27 individuals in Ohio interested in engaging in sexual activity with minor children and the rescue of 39 endangered missing children in Georgia.