Tom Brady's Superbowl jerseys went missing, the FBI conducted a search and found them. The Federal Bureau of Investigation dedicated their time to finding jerseys while girls continue to go missing in DC. Social media is the place where you can find the most information on the missing teens. The hashtag #missingdcgirls is currently trending on Twitter. In my last post "3 Ways To Ensure Women Of Color Get The Coverage They Deserve" I encouraged readers to take part in social media activism. One retweet can save a life! Black lawmakers are encouraging the FBI to help local law enforcement on finding our missing girls.
According to NBC Washington, in the first three months of the year, there were 501 cases of missing juveniles, many of them are black and latino. While human trafficking is one of the main concerns of the public police commander of Washington's Metropolitan Police Department, Chanel Dickerson, says there's no clear evidence of human trafficking. As they receive more pressure from the media they continue to spread missing person posters daily on Twitter. But the real question is are they doing anything else to help find these girls? The simple answer is no.
Until this week there was only one open missing person's case on MPD's website. During a community meeting with the Police Chief, Peter Newham, and other officials, community members asked why Amber Alerts have not been used. He responded that the girls were not in "imminent danger." Once a child goes missing they are in fact in imminent danger. It's so unfortunate that authorities will never let go of seeing colored young women and men as runaways. It's unfortunate that the only piece of advice Chanel Dickerson has for young people of color is to "stay home." How about you tell us how you're going to find them? If the FBI has the time of day to locate Super Bowl jerseys I think they have enough time to look for our girls. We shouldn't need to ask them for their help. The amount of missing children within DC has only increased throughout the years. It's a serious issue that no one but the community it has affected takes seriously.
I guess it's up to the public to #helpusfindus.
