Chicago’s Black and missing
The families of Yasmin Acree and sisters Diamond and Tionda Bradley hopes the new series "Find Our Missing" on TV One cable network will bring in new leads to seemingly cold missing persons cases of color.
TV One’s ‘Find Our Missing’ premiere draws new tips
The series premiere of TV One's "Find Our Missing" on Wednesday has already drawn new tips on some missing persons cases.
Cases Of Missing Black Women Continue To Be Ignored
There is a groundswell of criticism growing about the number of Black women who go missing every year. According to the National Crime Information Center, White women are the ones who get the most attention when they go missing.
The faces of the forgotten: Heartbreaking plight of the 64,000 black women missing across America… as the country turns a blind eye
A renewed campaign to highlight hundreds of missing African-American women has been launched amid ongoing criticism that less attention is given to their cases by authorities and the media.
Getting More People to Care About Missing Black Women
After years of complaints in African-American circles about the lack of attention paid to missing black women in this country, a U.S. cable network dedicated to black programming begins a revolutionary series this week.
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.