Comments on: Action Oriented Citizens Place Billboards About Missing Black Women

By: Anonymiss

Anonymiss — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:58:39 +0000

This is a really good idea and I’m glad people cared enough to do this.

By: Golden Silence

Golden Silence — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:29:09 +0000

This is a good idea.

I remember earlier this year that actress Aasha Davis’s sister Lesley Herring had disappeared (with the sister’s husband being a “person of interest”), and it seemed to be all over the news. But it seems as if they stopped posting information about this case soon after. I can’t find any new info on it past March.

I think that case garnered attention because the missing woman’s sister is an actress on TV, and I highly doubt it would’ve gotten even that kind of attention had Aasha not been an actress. If this were a case of Natalee Holloway, she’d still be in the news.

By: Spinster

Spinster — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:17:49 +0000

This is GREAT. And by the way, I subscribed to the Black and Missing blog at least a year ago. The owner hasn’t posted in a while though (unless it’s a different site now and I didn’t kow about it).

By: gem2001

gem2001 — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:08:17 +0000

Actually it interesting folks are mentioning Black and Missing. When was the last time you peeked in to check on the site or the blogger that runs the site. Just saying. If you think its a valuable resource, how have you supported her efforts in a tangible way? When was the last time you told her you rely one her site for updates or left an encouraging word?

By: CW

CW — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:49:04 +0000

For those who have blogs: Get the widget from the “Black And Missing” website

By: LaBelleDominique

LaBelleDominique — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:00:27 +0000

This is absolutely wonderful! It brings me such hope that things are changing for the better for black women. We’ve got to advocate for ourselves, insist on making ourselves a priority in every respect. Thank you so much for this post.

By: miriam

miriam — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:57:40 +0000

I definitely like the idea of billboards!

I will pass this on for sure.

By: Richard Bowser

Richard Bowser — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:21:48 +0000

Check out the website http://blackandmissing.blogspot.com. I totally agree with Duane that the plight of missing black people, children and adults both, needs NATIONAL exposure. It is time to END racial-selective blindness!

By: Fred

Fred — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:20:30 +0000

@Duane

John Walsh shouldn’t balk. He’s done special theme shows on missing kids so a special on missing Black women should be no big deal.

As Faith pointed out, we need to demand that AMW do the special.

@Faith

Good job posting this. I will pass it along.

By: Joe Wear

Joe Wear — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:51:48 +0000

It someone could pass this on to MOMS:
To Submit a Case to AMW.com
AMW can only accept missing person cases that have been reported to police. If you have not yet reported your case to local authorities, you should do so immediately.
To have your case considered for America’s Most Wanted and AMW.com, send a letter with the following elements to:
America’s Most Wanted
Missing Persons Unit
P.O. Box Crime TV
Washington, DC 20016
Your full name and contact information. Be sure to include phone numbers and e-mail addresses where we can reach you during the day.
Name and contact information of law enforcement personnel assigned to the case
Your written description of circumstances surrounding the disappearance