Upcoming HBO Documentary Highlights Black and Missing People
"Black and Missing" is the name of a new HBO docuseries featuring the amazing work of the women behind the Black and Missing Foundation.
Black & Missing organization works to shine light on missing person cases
Thousands of people are reported missing every year in the United States. According to Census.gov, nearly 40% of those who are missing are people of color. Leaders with the Black and Missing Foundation said there are racial disparities between white and minority victims.
Missing in the media: Gender and racial disparities in news coverage
Tens of thousands of people of color go missing every year in the United States, often without any coverage of their disappearance in newspapers, magazines or on TV. ABC Action News in-depth reporter Anthony Hill is uncovering the reasons behind this disparity and how we in the media can do better.
HBO Documentary Series BLACK AND MISSING, Spotlighting The Black And Missing Foundation’s Commitment To Locating Missing Persons Of Color, Debuts November 23
Four-part documentary series BLACK AND MISSING, by multiple Emmy® winner Geeta Gandbhir and award-winning documentarian, journalist, author and activist Soledad O’Brien, follows sisters-in-law and Black and Missing Foundation founders Derrica and Natalie Wilson as they fight an uphill battle to bring awareness to the Black missing persons cases that are marginalized by law enforcement and national media.
As mystery surrounds the death of Jelani Day, families of missing Black men plead for more accountability
The mother of Jelani Day buried her son this week, but she won't be able to rest until the Illinois graduate student's death is no longer a mystery.
Help Us Find Us: Families of Missing African Americans Say More Must be Done
With more than 543,000 missing person cases in the United States, African American families are finding that they are not receiving the same amount of media coverage and resources as their white counterparts.
Gowdy: Shouldn’t all missing persons be treated equally?
'Sunday Night in America' host sounds off on the public awareness disparity among missing Americans.
Racial Disparities in Missing Persons Cases
Missing persons cases heavily rely on timeliness. As the clock ticks down, the memories of witnesses and families fade, making officials doubt the case’s accuracy.
Missing White Woman: Race bias in media coverage of missing persons
If you haven’t heard the latest news about the search for Gabby Petito, and the boyfriend with whom she was last seen, that information is not hard to come by.
Donald Sampson has been missing for 11 years; family continues asking for more information
As Donald Sampson's disappearance remains a mystery, his family continues to ask anyone with information to come forward, even after 11 years.