Local missing woman’s family highlights the crisis of missing Black women
When you ask South LA resident Marlena Walker about her niece, Phedra Walker, she’ll tell you she is fun-loving, easy-going and a really nice person.
How ‘On Patrol Live’ & Viewers Have Helped Find 24 Missing People
Agencies connected to Dan Abrams' REELZ show speak about success stories and more.
Beyond the Hoax: The Alarming Reality of Missing Black Women
Black women continue to go missing at alarming rates. The Co-Founder of the Black and Missing Foundation breaks down the stark statistics and why we need community help now more than ever.
Sounding The Alarm: Part One — The Case of Missing and Murdered Black and brown Women
Natalie Wilson remembers like it was yesterday: flipping through newspapers, watching national headlines tick across the television screen over Lori Hacking, 27, a white woman, reported missing in Salt Lake City in 2004.
The consequences of “Missing White Woman Syndrome”
Nearly 7 years ago, 21-year-old Keeshae Jacobs of Richmond, Virginia, told her mother she was going to a friend’s house following an argument with her then-boyfriend.
The Black and Missing Foundation Stands Strong in the Face of Carlee Russell Case
In the face of the Calethia “Carlee” Russell piece, co-founder of Black and Missing Foundation, Natalie Wilson stated, “We will not be dismayed.”
The lesson of Carlee Russell? Learn the names of these missing Black women.
Russell’s case got attention because it was sensational, then because it was a hoax. Here are women you should know instead.
Derrica Wilson Interview on WURD Radio, Reality Check – 07.26.2023
Derrica Wilson is the co-founder and CEO of the Black and Missing Foundation, Inc. She joined Tonya Pendleton to discuss the recent Carlee Russell case in Alabama.
‘They’re counting on all of us’: The impact of the Carlee Russell hoax on other missing person cases
On Monday, her attorney admitted Russell lied about seeing a child on the interstate and about being kidnapped. The hoax is raising concerns from some groups about what could happen the next time a black woman disappears.
Carlee Russell’s kidnapping hoax shouldn’t distract us from the real issue of missing women and girls
People go missing — for real — every day. Will the next report of a missing Black woman be taken less seriously because of Russell’s charade?
