Indianapolis woman speaks about search for mother, says more needs to be done to help find missing people of color
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
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?
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.
‘Why Isn’t There A National Outcry?’: As Gabby Petito Case Has Captivates The Nation, People Of Color Seek Same Attention
Families of missing people of color say their stories are just as important as the Gabby Petito case, and they want more media attention.
How Two Women are Helping Black Families Find Their Missing Relatives
After finding that nearly 30 percent of missing persons in the United States are people of color, Derrica and Natalie Wilson began working to bring more national attention to their cases.
It’s OK to want justice for Gabby Petito and acknowledge the thousands still missing. We should.
In 2020, 543,018 individuals were reported missing, nearly 40% people of color. What are their names? We've been here before: 'Missing white woman syndrome.'
Families of Missing Black Girls Frustrated, Not Surprised by Attention Drawn to Gabby Petito
The disappearance of Gabby Petito has been widely covered by national media in recent weeks, and efforts to find the missing 22-year-old have spurred protests outside her fiancé Brian Laundrie's Florida home as well as thousands of posts on social media calling for justice.
Gabby Petito case example of ‘missing white woman syndrome,’ experts say
In the two weeks since Gabby Petito went missing while on a cross-country trip with her boyfriend, her story has gained national attention.
Critics claim ‘missing white woman syndrome’ has overshadowed these missing persons cases
Most disappearance cases involving people of color quickly fall off the national radar, if they ever even make it that far — a racist double standard considering the current Gabby Petito saga, critics claim.
Podcast: Colorblind: Race Across Generations – Black and Missing
In Missing Persons Cases. 40% of them are people of color, but that's not what we usually see represented in media coverage of the missing.