BAMFI, in partnership with WABJ, today announced the release of The Media Guide for Reporting on Missing Persons, a comprehensive resource designed to address long-standing disparities in media coverage of missing persons cases, especially those involving people of color.
When Natalie Wilson co-founded the Black and Missing Foundation in 2008, she made a promise to families too often overlooked: that their missing loved ones would no longer be ignored.
The Black and Missing Foundation, Inc. (BAMFI), in partnership with the Washington Association of Black Journalists (WABJ), is proud to announce the launch of its groundbreaking new media task force that will advocate for fair media coverage for missing persons cases.
Our docuseries, The Vanishing of Relisha Rudd: A Cold Case Reexamined, has been named a 2026 finalist in the Content & Media category! Help us amplify the stories that matter and vote for us by October 29!
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