Black And Missing

Nearly 100,000 women of color went missing in 2020, and now one state wants to do something about it

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Three Michigan rappers missing after canceled concert, and police say it’s ‘alarming’

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Remains of missing Georgia teen found near mall

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Missing Black children not promoted on social media like white counterparts

Black children go missing at alarming rates but never seem to get the same amount of social media attention as their white counterparts.
/ October 11, 2022

Coast Guard suspends search for missing Florida doctor

Dr. Chaundre Cross of Naples was reportedly last seen on Wednesday, the same day his wife was said to have filed for divorce.
/ August 17, 2022

Family pleads for safe return of missing Ole Miss student Jimmie “Jay” Lee

Jimmie “Jay” Lee, 20, was last seen leaving an apartment complex in Oxford, Mississippi on Friday, July 8, at about 5:58 a.m.
/ July 18, 2022

Report: Black kids account for 61% of missing youth in Ohio

The Dayton Daily News reports that 61% of Ohio’s missing kids are Black, yet Black youth account for only 15-16% of the state’s population.
/ March 15, 2022

Jaida Benjamin, missing ‘Family Reunion’ actress, found safe in L.A. 

The 27-year-old actress was found Tuesday morning in Studio City after going missing over the weekend, as reported by her family.
/ February 22, 2022

HBO’s ‘Black and Missing’ documentary lauded on Twitter

HBO docuseries “Black and Missing,” highlights racial disparities in missing persons cases and is receiving praise on Twitter.
/ November 27, 2021

Soledad O’Brien talks lack of coverage of missing Black people, launching ‘Black and Missing’ docuseries

Journalist Soledad O’Brien wants to know why national media outlets don’t afford missing Black people the same attention as Gabby Petito.
/ November 26, 2021