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LNL: Family of Missing Girl Reacts to New Ebony Alert Law in California
October 19, 2023
Arianna Fitts went missing in San Francisco, CA in 2016. Her aunt Tess Fitts reacts to the New Ebony Alert Law in California.
Why Carlee Russell’s false kidnapping claims won’t harm the search for missing Black women
October 17, 2023
Carlee Russell, the Black nursing student who went missing in July after falsely reporting her own kidnapping, was sentenced to a year in jail and ordered to pay $18,000 in restitution.
In a first, California’s ‘Ebony Alert’ will help find missing Black people
October 15, 2023
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks California state Sen. Steven Bradford about the state's new system designed to find missing Black people.
All missing persons not treated equally
October 14, 2023
But we’d be remiss if we didn’t take this moment to truly reflect on the fact that not all missing-persons cases are the same – and, more notably, on the fact that not all missing-persons cases receive the same level of attention.
California’s Ebony Alert: What to Know About the Alert System for Missing Black Youth
October 13, 2023
"It's something that's truly needed," California State Sen. Steven Bradford, who authored the new law, tells PEOPLE.
California becomes first state to issue an “Ebony Alert” to prioritize missing Black youth
October 13, 2023
California became the first state in the country to enact the “Ebony Alert” law, which is intended to prioritize the search for missing Black youngsters.