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Tag: Black and Missing Foundation

Natalie Wilson (pictured) and her sister-in-law Derrica Wilson are both featured in a new HBO documentary, "Black and Missing." (Courtesy of HBO)
Posted inLifestyle, Stacy M. Brown

HBO Film Spotlights Journey of Two D.C. Sisters to Find Black, Missing People

by Stacy M. BrownNovember 10, 2021December 21, 2021

Some contend that when Blacks go missing, there’s little to no coverage. However, when someone white goes missing, particularly a perceived beautiful white woman, the media goes into overdrive. But change appears to be on the horizon as HBO plans to highlight the mission of the Black and Missing Foundation.

Derrica Wilson and Natalie Wilson founded the nonprofit Black and Missing Foundation to bring awareness and resources to missing persons of color and their families. (Courtesy of NNPA Newswire)
Posted inBlack Experience, Stacy M. Brown

Foundation Shines Spotlight on Missing Blacks and Their Families

by WI Guest AuthorMarch 12, 2020December 21, 2021
Carolyn Janiece Miller, (left), 20, was last seen by family on April 9, when she left her Quintana Drive home in the Potomac area. Police said Carolyn was driving her 2019, red Toyota Corolla with Maryland temporary tag T889737 when she was last seen. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety said Dakota Elliott Kelly (right) was reported missing on April 15. Dakota is Black, 5’2″ tall, weighs 140 pounds, with brown eyes and short, black hair.
Posted inBlack Experience, National, Stacy M. Brown

Is More Attention Finally Being Given to Missing Black Girls?

by WI Guest AuthorApril 22, 2019December 21, 2021
An undated photo of Relisha Rudd, age 8 at time of abduction. (Courtesy of the FBI)
Posted inCommunity, Stacy M. Brown

Missing & Forgotten: D.C. Black Girls Lost

by Stacy M. BrownApril 3, 2019October 31, 2020
Derrica and Natalie Wilson hope to find missing African-Americans through their foundation. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inNational

Foundation Aims to Make Missing Blacks a Priority

by Stacy M. BrownMay 10, 2017October 30, 2020
Derrica Wilson, founder of the Black and Missing Foundation, speaks during the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls' discussion on missing women of color nationwide at the Library of Congress on April 26. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inLifestyle

Lawmakers Address Spate of Missing Girls of Color

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing WriterMay 3, 2017October 30, 2020

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