missing dc girls
-
The Danger of Forcing the ‘Runaway’ Label on the Missing DC Girls
Double-digit numbers of young black and Latinx girls in the nation’s capital are missing and, as expected, there has yet to be a national outcry. Instead, within the past week, Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department and other social media outlets are now focused on emphatically underscoring the message that social media distorted the stories and…
-
Black Lawmakers Call on Justice and the FBI to Help With Missing DC Girls
The Congressional Black Caucus recently reached out to the Justice Department and FBI, asking the federal agencies to help local police investigate a rash of black and Hispanic missing teens in the nation’s capital.* The letter, obtained Thursday by the Associated Press, was sent by Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.) and Del.…