Missing Black Girls in DC Spark Outrage!

CURRENT EVENT:   Washington DC's 30 Missing Girls



"The news pricked at the deepest fears of Washington, D.C.’s black community. Between March 19 and March 24, a dozen black and Latino children were declared missing by police in the nation's capital." -Time U.S.

Imagine, finding out that your sister and other girls her age have gone suddenly gone missing...in the same area...in the same week!
"When the Washington, D.C., Police Department tried to raise awareness about missing children and teenagers by posting their images on social media, the campaign backfired, sparking some national outrage and fears of an epidemic of missing children of color." CNN News. This story left the public in utter outrage and disgust at the ridiculous number of young girls that go missing every single day. In the Washington D.C. area, Latina and Black Girls have gone missing, without a trace.

Cry for Federal Help!


Interpretation
It is amazing that the outrageous number of missing girls has been an issue for so long. How does this not become a major National Concern?
Despite the fact that Black and Latina girl are being targeted, the fact of the matter is,

These are YOUNG GIRLS gone missing!



Admittedly, I had the initial thought that most people do, hearing this story. "Wow, What the heck are the police doing!?" Where are these girls?" My heart truly goes out to the families who have to experience the terrible loss of their daughter, sister or mother.
Feminist would believe that the importance of black women are not valued in this case. The public believes that there is an unbelievable lack of urgent in the actions to find these girls.
Although, Social Media portrays the Police Department to be of no to help these girls, the Police Departments argument revealed a sad truth! The truth is, Washington DC's rate of missing girls have been DECREASING. This has been no new issue to the police, girls have been gone missing at this rate for years. In actuality, recently the department has found more success in the finding of missing girls in Washington, Dc.

Find Our Girls!

 Outcome

"Washington Metropolitan Police Department's new commander, Chanel Dickerson, made a pledge: Let's find our missing girls." The Police Department of Washington, DC has launched a twitter page dedicated to the search of these missing young girls. Every day, yes I said EVERY DAY, the department post profiles of missing young Black and Latina girls that have gone missing in the Nationals Capitol.  


PLEASE HELP FIND OUR GIRLS! @DCPoliceDept




For More Information:
D.C. Missing Girls | http://time.com/4715136/dc-missing-girls-social-media/
Missing Black Girls | http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/24/us/missing-black-girls-washington-dc/index.html
Search Underway | http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/search-underway-missing-teen-girls-washington-dc-46345200

Understanding the Real | http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/viral-story-dc-girls-understanding-real-perils-missing-minority-children/

Comments

  1. Amber DepuydtApril 30, 2017 at 9:20 PM

    Thank you for sharing and bringing awareness to this important issue.

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