Last year, Black women and girls accounted for 1 in 5 missing persons cases in the U.S. despite making up just 7% of the population.
who went missing earlier this month after reporting seeing a toddler walking along the interstate, many critics have highlighted the twisted irony in the widespread coverage and resources devoted to Russell’s safe return that have been non-existent for thousands of other“This was really the first case that went viral of a missing Black woman or young girl,” Natalie Wilson, co-founder of the Black and Missing foundation, told Yahoo News.
“I think people are always looking for an excuse not to care about these types of stories involving Black women,” Amara Cofer, the creator and host of, a podcast that highlights missing Black women and girls, told Yahoo News. “It's sad that after so much time of wanting stories of missing Black women to get this type of attention the story that does end up getting it, is essentially a hoax.”
"Even if this case is, in fact, not a legitimate case of someone missing, this is still a very important issue and Black women still need the type of attention that this young woman got," Cheryl Neely, a sociology professor at Oakland Community College in Michigan, toldWhile Russell has not spoken out publicly since she returned home, her boyfriend, Thomar Latrell Simmons, has asked the public to consider her mental health.. “Think about her mental health. She doesn’t deserve that.
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