01/03/2026
Black Women Are Still Missing. We Haven’t Forgotten.
In collaboration with the Fountain City Files podcast, The Kansas City Defender is launching an ongoing investigative series that uncovers why Black women are going missing in Kansas City at alarming rates and how our communities are fighting for justice.
01/03/2026
Missing and overlooked: Black women and girls disappear at disproportionate rates
The names Natalie Holloway, Gabby Petito and Elizabeth Smart became known across the country. 16-year-old Shemika Cosey did not. Cosey disappeared from her cousin’s house in Berkeley 17 years ago. Her mother, Paula Hill, told First Alert 4 that she is still praying and hoping her daughter will ret...
01/03/2026
Office For Missing, Murdered Black Women And Girls Unveils Official Logo That's 'More Than A Design'
The Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls (MMBWG) has introduced its official logo that's packed with intention.
01/03/2026
Camisha Hollis’ story helps fuel new bill on missing Black women in Nebraska
Camisha Hollis' missing persons flyer is still listed on the Nebraska State Patrol website - one of dozens of Black Nebraskans. Omaha Sen. Ashlei Spivey is working with her family on a bill to reduce the number of cases like Camisha's - and it's about to cross the finish line in the Unicameral.
28/08/2024
Gracie Nash Disappeared In 1983 Weeks Before Her Brother's Murder
This is a wild story that begins with Gracie Nash's brother breaking up with his girlfriend & ends in murder and a missing woman.
28/08/2024
Have you seen this child? Tanisha Lorraine Watkins
Missing From: Austin, TX. Missing Date: January 5, 1984. Tanisha's photo is shown age-progressed to 38 years. She was last seen on January 5, 1984.
28/08/2024
‘I’m going to speak her into existence’ | Missing While Black, part two
In the second episode of this two-part series, Cristela Jones shares the stories of Brenda Moore and Pinkie Mae Davis-Herron, two of four Black women who went m
02/07/2024
4 Black women went missing in Texas in 1976. This is their story.
In 1976, Debra Kay Stewart, Jennifer Joyce Barton, Brenda Moore and Pinkie Mae Davis-Herron all disappeared in the Austin-area.
12/05/2024
Forsaken: ‘Isn’t somebody searching for them?’ | Missing While Black, part one on Apple Podcasts
Show Forsaken, Ep ‘Isn’t somebody searching for them?’ | Missing While Black, part one - Apr 18, 2024
19/03/2024
Ira Elizabeth Shaw disappeared in Austin, Texas on June 19, 1978 after visiting the library.
Ira Shaw
Ira Elizabeth Shaw was a girl who disappeared in 1978. Black hair. Brown eyes. Large birthmark on her thigh. Ira Shaw at NamUs