Massachusetts considers 'Ebony Alert' to help find missing Black women and girls
Black women and girls make up a disproportionate number of the nation’s missing people, almost one in five. Here in Massachusetts, that number is harder to determine since there are few protocols on tracking these cases. Now, a new bill on Beacon Hill seeks to shine a light on how missing persons cases involving Black women and girls are handled.
The Common · WBUR
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Black women and girls make up a disproportionate number of the nation’s missing people, almost one in five. Here in Massachusetts, there are few protocols on tracking these cases, and that number is harder to determine. Now, a new bill on Beacon Hill seeks to shine a light on how missing persons cases involving Black women and girls are handled, including instituting an "Ebony Alert" system, which would provide public alerts when Black women or girls are reported missing under suspicious circumstances.
Tiana Woodard of The Boston Globe joins The Common to discuss.
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