Stephen from CrimeSceneBlog had recently highlighted a new blog, and I'd popped over to see it. I've added the link in my recommended blogs, but I thought that a proper introduction was warranted in this case.
It should come as no shock to anyone that if you are a blond woman 18-30 years old, and you come up missing... you have a good shot of making it to national news level, and a extremely better shot in making it compared to anyone else who might be missing. The Nancy Grace's of major media news outlets eat up missing white girl stories... which is great. If your missing loved one happens to fit into that category. If your loved one isn't... well don't expect (Insert any major media news program here) to be offering much help.
While there is little we can do, other than complain, about the major networks- we can take steps to ensure that we aren't personally as one sided as them. One blogger has decided that for her, the time was right to step forward and start highlighting some of the missing persons cases that we otherwise might not hear about.
Black and Missing, is exactly what you would expect to find- a blog dedicated to those that are missing and black. Personally, I think it was about time someone picked up this area of crime blogging- because it really does seem to need the attention. And perhaps, at some point- the other forms of media will see the need to cover these stories too.
It should come as no shock to anyone that if you are a blond woman 18-30 years old, and you come up missing... you have a good shot of making it to national news level, and a extremely better shot in making it compared to anyone else who might be missing. The Nancy Grace's of major media news outlets eat up missing white girl stories... which is great. If your missing loved one happens to fit into that category. If your loved one isn't... well don't expect (Insert any major media news program here) to be offering much help.
While there is little we can do, other than complain, about the major networks- we can take steps to ensure that we aren't personally as one sided as them. One blogger has decided that for her, the time was right to step forward and start highlighting some of the missing persons cases that we otherwise might not hear about.
Black and Missing, is exactly what you would expect to find- a blog dedicated to those that are missing and black. Personally, I think it was about time someone picked up this area of crime blogging- because it really does seem to need the attention. And perhaps, at some point- the other forms of media will see the need to cover these stories too.