‘Ebony Alerts’ debut in January to draw attention to missing women and children of color
The California Highway Patrol and other agencies will soon add another tool to their belts to help locate missing people.
Lawmakers propose task force on missing, murdered African American women
A disproportionate share of Florida women and girls who go missing yearly are African American. Two state lawmakers now want to assemble a panel to investigate why, and how to address the problem.
As more children go missing in Ohio, advocates push for change
According to Attorney General David Yost's office, 15,335 children have gone missing in Ohio in 2023.
Austin woman missing for 47 years; nonprofit brings awareness to missing people of color
Jennifer Joyce Barton, 20, was last seen on May 16, 1976. According to officials, she went to the movies with a friend.
Advocates, lawmakers make final push for Governor’s approval of “missing BIPOC women task force”
A task force investigating missing BIPOC women and girls passed the legislature during the 2023 session, and still has a chance to be approved by Governor Hochul.
Black Women’s Advocacy Paved the Way for Policies on Missing Black Women and Girls
In America, there is an epidemic of missing Black women and girls.
Ebony Alert System Approved
California is addressing the disproportionate representation of Black individuals in missing persons cases by introducing the nation’s first Ebony Alert system.
Forensics studies professor provides insight into Shakeira Rucker case
It's been six days since Shakeira Rucker, a Winter Springs mother of four, disappeared.
Fighting For Equal Exposure: Black And Missing Foundation
Each year, hundreds of thousands of people go missing in the United States. Although African Americans represent thirteen percent of the population, people of color make up roughly forty percent of missing persons cases.
Ebony Alerts enacted to find missing Black youth
On Oct. 8, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 673 into law, creating the new Ebony Alert System for missing Black youth and young women which will be put into place by the California Highway system starting Jan. 1, 2024.
