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Opinion, Opinion

Why Isn’t The Ebony Alert System Nationwide?

Recently, Cali Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Ebony Alert system into law— the first state to notify the public when Black children and women disappear.

By

Tatsha Robertson

Published

October 22, 2023
Criminal Justice, Legal

New California Law Creates ‘Ebony Alert’ for Missing Black Women, Children

The state’s governor signed Senate Bill 673 into law this week.

By

Angela Johnson

Published

October 11, 2023
News, Race Matters

Tiktokers Are Dragging Carlee Russell, But Why Aren’t They Looking for These Missing Black Women?

The police doubting Carlee Russell was actually abducted doesn’t mean to fight to find missing Black women should cease.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

July 22, 2023
News

“Ebony Alert” In California Would Warn Public About Missing Black Women And Children

Last year, 36% of those reported missing were Black women and youth.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

April 10, 2023
News, Race Matters

Update: Owami Davies, a missing Black London Woman, has been Found Alive!

The Black nursing student, Owami Davies, who went missing in London in July, has been found alive, according to police reports.

By

Jessica Washington

Published

August 18, 2022
Crime, Criminal Justice

Hundreds March in Chicago to Call Attention to Missing, Murdered Black Women

This is the fifth year organizers and family members urged for more action in finding the missing women or their killers.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

June 15, 2022
News, Race Matters

Black Sisters-In-Laws Search for Missing Black People

Natalie and Derica Wilson, the co-founders of the Black and Missing Foundation, are bringing awareness to missing people of color

By

Noah A. McGee

Published

December 9, 2021
Entertainment

HBO’s New Docuseries Unveils The Media’s Neglect in Finding Those ‘Black and Missing’

Will HBO’s new docuseries change the course for coverage in the disappearances of Black people?

By

Vanessa De Luca

Published

November 28, 2021
News, Obituary

Death of Oluwatoyin Salau: What We Know So Far

Citizens are demanding answers surrounding the death of 19-year-old Oluwatoyin Salau, a Black Lives Matter activist from Tallahassee, Fla., who went missing on June 6, the same day she tweeted that she was sexually assaulted. The Tallahassee Democrat reports that her body was found on Saturday, and her family confirmed the tragic news on Monday…

By

J’na Jefferson

Published

June 15, 2020
News

Mother and School Administrator Vanishes During Finals Week

According to those who know her best, Kameela Russell is not the type of woman to simply wander off from her responsibilities or leave her loved ones. Yet the 41-year-old school administrator and mother of two has been missing since May 15. According to WSVN-TV, on the day Russell was last seen in Miami Gardens,…

By

Aliya Semper Ewing

Published

May 22, 2019