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Black and Missing Foundation to Host 2nd Annual ‘Hope Without Boundaries’ 5K Run/Walk to Bring Awareness to Missing Persons of Color
February 14, 2014
In honor of National Missing Children’s Day and to raise awareness of missing persons of color, Black and Missing Foundation, Inc (BAMFI) will host its second annual ‘Hope Without Boundaries’ 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, May 24, at the National Harbor, Ft. Washington, Md.
Black and Missing Foundation To Commemorate Black History Month With ‘Our Untold Stories’
January 31, 2014
The Black and Missing Foundation, Inc (BAMFI) today announced a new platform to highlight cases of its missing. 'Our Untold Stories' takes a look at the cases of Teleka Patrick, Dashad Smith and Pamela Butler, whose disappearance remains a mystery.
theGrio’s 100: Derrica and Natalie Wilson, sisters helping seach for missing minorities
January 31, 2014
Sisters Derrica and Natalie Wilson share more than just blood. The two women are also joined together in their mission to help minority families find missing relatives.
How You Can Help With The Search For Missing NY Teen Avonte Oquendo
October 21, 2013
As of today, October 21, it has been a total of 18 days since Avonte Oquendo went missing from school. A massive search is in full effect all over New York and the surrounding cities.
Searching for Avonte Oquendo: How racial suspicion hurts missing black kids
October 17, 2013
In the last 12 days, how many times have you asked yourself and others the following question: where is Avonte Oquendo? If you're a New Yorker, you've likely wondered more than once, as posters seeking help in locating the 14-year-old autistic boy -- missing since October 4 -- have been placed throughout the city.
How Two Sisters Got America Hunting For Our Missing
September 13, 2013
While Blacks only make up 13 percent of the country's population, they make up more than 33 percent of those reported missing in the FBI's database. Given the limited coverage that Black missing persons cases receive, though, one wouldn't think that was the case.