Black and Missing Foundation: Seeking and Saving "The Least of These"
I do not remember how I first learned of the Black and Missing Foundation, but I am glad I did. This organization, founded in 2008 by a former law enforcement official and a public relations specialist, does good work by forcing all of us to think about how we view the world, the people in it, and how we respond to those who are missing, especially those who are black and missing. Before anyone asks why is there a need for an organization called "Black and Missing Foundation", please know this: ABC News reported that FBI statistics say nearly 40% of missing persons are "people of color ." Would you know this from watching traditional newscasts about missing persons? We are talking about hundreds of thousands of missing persons "of color", most of whom TV viewers or consumers of other media have never heard about. Why is that? Don't doubt this: if some unknown disease or unaccounted for event "disappeared" that number of American citiz...