Georgia woman missing for 5 months with no media coverage
On a bright sunny day last fall, a tall, slender, dark-skinned black woman left her Georgia home and then simply vanished into thin air.
Black and missing: Media too often ignores minority victims
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “Our lives begin to end, the day we become silent about things that matter.” This statement still rings true today as it did then. Many in our communities have fallen victim to an epidemic and we cannot be silent anymore.
TV One network focuses on missing blacks
After 16 years playing a police lieutenant on "Law & Order," actress S. Epatha Merkerson is turning to some real-life crime stories.
Lost Ones: Show, Non-Profit Search for our Missing
What began as a simple website featuring profiles of missing persons has become a calling for the two DC-area mothers, who work tirelessly to locate some of the 200,000 plus people of color who vanish each year.
What (or Who) is Missing in the Media?
Kalisha Madden, Raven Kimbrough, Jahessye Shockley and Mishell-Nicole Green are just a few of the African American women who have gone missing recently, and received no major media attention.
Michael Baisden Helps Reunite Missing Girl With Her Mother
MICHAEL BAISDEN helped reunite a missing girl with her mother. Shortly after BAISDEN announced the partnership between his show and THE BLACK AND MISSING FOUNDATION, he was able to help locate three missing children.
Why I Speak Up for Black and Missing
The autopsy report came in last week. Sixteen-year-old Phylicia Barnes was murdered. Not that there was much doubt. But now it's official. Police aren't saying how or why, because it might hinder their investigation into who did this.
Black & Missing: Serving the Community of Color Missing Persons
Every day 2,300 people are reported missing in this country. Forty percent of the missing persons population is comprised of people of color. The Black & Missing Foundation, founded in 2008 works to help solve cold cases and related incidents of persons of color who are missing.
Young, Black and Missing: Why Do Missing Blacks Get Less Media Attention?
The inside of a midsize storage unit in Prince George's County, Maryland, is stacked, floor to ceiling, with the belongings that tell the story of Unique Harris' life interrupted.
Missing Blacks Get Less Media Attention
The pain was so visible on Kyana Hunt's face that she could barely speak about her missing mother.