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STILL MISSING: Black women and girls who haven’t come home yet
December 15, 2022
Throughout New York, Black women and young girls go missing everyday. Some have never been found. According to the Black And Missing Foundation (BAMFI) database, there are 26 open cases of Black women and girls.
Racial bias affects media coverage of missing people. A new tool illustrates how.
December 5, 2022
Thousands of people are reported missing in the United States each year. And while not every missing person case will get widespread media coverage, the fight to locate them — whether alive or dead — is always the main priority.
Howard University Law School Hosts “Finding Tamika: A Conversation on Missing Black Women”
November 29, 2022
The Howard University School of Law hosted "Finding Tamika: A Conversation on Missing Black Women" in collaboration with Color Farm Media.
On Patrol:Live – Versey Spell is missing from Baltimore, Maryland
November 25, 2022
Versey Spell is missing from Baltimore, Maryland.
Press coverage and ‘missing white woman syndrome’
November 10, 2022
If you went missing, how much press would you get?
How much coverage are you worth?
November 3, 2022
In 2004, speaking at a panel discussion, the late Gwen Ifill characterized the media's approach to covering people who have gone missing as "missing white woman syndrome."