What The Media Isn't Covering: Missing Black Children
by SavvyRoo on Jul 28, 2014 | Views: 293 | Score: 1
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Missing Children Who Were Black | 33.2 |
Missing Child Media Stories Focusing on Black Children | 19.5 |
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Sources:
mic.com, blackandmissinginc.com
Among the reasons cited for disproportionate black disappearance figures are poor training and dismissive attitudes. A majority of black missing children are classified as runaways, and don't receive Amber Alerts. For black adults, police usually link their disappearances to criminal activity, and are usually dismissed. It is clear there is a stark racial divide in news coverage of such incidents.