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Ten years later: Where is Relisha Rudd?

Ten years ago, D.C. police sent the first Amber Alert in a case that will never be forgotten in Washington.

The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper: The Deputy and the Disappeared

Laura Coates investigates the 2003 disappearances of two men of color in Naples, Florida.

At age 8, Relisha vanished. A decade later, she haunts a changed city.

Relisha Rudd was last seen in March 2014 after a janitor at the D.C. homeless shelter where she lived took her. Her disappearance altered practices and people.

Missing in Plain Sight: The Inequity Behind Cincinnati’s ‘North Fairmount Jane Doe’

As investigators confront the mystique surrounding a recent dismemberment case, advocates say the threats facing Black women are no mystery.

California’s Ebony Alert System Aims to Bring More Attention to Missing Black Girls and Women

In a landmark move to address racial disparities in missing persons cases, California passed the nation's first Ebony Alert system.

Missing people of color ‘shunned’ by the media, advocates say

The media has long highlighted cases involving missing white Americans, yet nearly 40% of the nation’s missing are people of color.

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"God Bless you! My mom contacted me to say that my daughter Ashleigh Porter was in Ebony magazine. I was so glad that my missing child was given the opportunity to this type of exposure. It has been so hard. She went missing on April 20, 2009. I agree totally that law enforcement and the media in some instances do us no justice. I knew nothing of your organization prior to this, but I'll know more now. You have given me a great service and I feel indebted to you. I do not want people to forget about my Ashleigh. Thank you again and bless your hearts for starting this organization."

---- TANYA PORTER-DAVIS

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