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Miah Gourdine/Courtesy Horry Police
Miah Gourdine, just 16-years-old, was headed to school on Tuesday, April 23, but when attendance was taken at Carolina Forest High School in Horry, South Carolina, Miah was marked absent.
What’s worse, she never returned home.
While authorities have speculated that because Miah is new to the area, she may have tried to return to her native New Jersey. However, that’s no consolation for her family who haven’t a clue as to her whereabouts.
When last seen, Miah was wearing blue jeans, a black and yellow shirt, black Puma sneakers and a clear fanny pack – certainly not the sign of a runaway.
Horry police have asked those with information to call 843-248-1520.
Recently, the nonprofit Black & Missing Foundation compiled statistics from the FBI which noted that in 2016 alone, 242,295 individuals of color were reported missing in the United States.
A stunning 36.7 percent of those missing were Black teens under the age of 18.
Daunting in the quest to find the girls is the continued lack of attention the missing receive – particularly those who are black and missing.
“The fact that there is such an imbalance in the media is horrible, I admit I was ignorant there was such an imbalance because the media is obviously biased,” said Margaret Clark Turnbow in response to an early story in the missing girls series.
“Young people of any color should be regarded as our country’s most valuable resource,” Turnbow said.
Said another reader, James Stallworth: “This is a major crisis for our communities, let’s stay aware everybody.”
“Please God, give us a clue as to where these babies are,” said Annette Ross.
Natalie Wilson, who co-founded the Black and Missing Foundation in 2008, said in a recent interviewthat many times when children of color are reported missing, they’re reported missing as a runaway.
“If you’re classified as a runaway, you do not receive the Amber Alert or any type of media coverage. Even if they did run away, we need to help them within 24 to 48 hours, because many of them are lured into sex trafficking,” Wilson said.
While mainstream media mostly ignores their plight, social media remains a buzz.
You can read the article in full here:
https://www.blackpressusa.com/black-girls-continue-to-disappear-but-few-eyebrows-are-raised/
Miah Gourdine/Courtesy Horry Police
Miah Gourdine, just 16-years-old, was headed to school on Tuesday, April 23, but when attendance was taken at Carolina Forest High School in Horry, South Carolina, Miah was marked absent.
What’s worse, she never returned home.
While authorities have speculated that because Miah is new to the area, she may have tried to return to her native New Jersey. However, that’s no consolation for her family who haven’t a clue as to her whereabouts.
When last seen, Miah was wearing blue jeans, a black and yellow shirt, black Puma sneakers and a clear fanny pack – certainly not the sign of a runaway.
Horry police have asked those with information to call 843-248-1520.
Recently, the nonprofit Black & Missing Foundation compiled statistics from the FBI which noted that in 2016 alone, 242,295 individuals of color were reported missing in the United States.
A stunning 36.7 percent of those missing were Black teens under the age of 18.
Daunting in the quest to find the girls is the continued lack of attention the missing receive – particularly those who are black and missing.
“The fact that there is such an imbalance in the media is horrible, I admit I was ignorant there was such an imbalance because the media is obviously biased,” said Margaret Clark Turnbow in response to an early story in the missing girls series.
“Young people of any color should be regarded as our country’s most valuable resource,” Turnbow said.
Said another reader, James Stallworth: “This is a major crisis for our communities, let’s stay aware everybody.”
“Please God, give us a clue as to where these babies are,” said Annette Ross.
Natalie Wilson, who co-founded the Black and Missing Foundation in 2008, said in a recent interviewthat many times when children of color are reported missing, they’re reported missing as a runaway.
“If you’re classified as a runaway, you do not receive the Amber Alert or any type of media coverage. Even if they did run away, we need to help them within 24 to 48 hours, because many of them are lured into sex trafficking,” Wilson said.
While mainstream media mostly ignores their plight, social media remains a buzz.
You can read the article in full here:
https://www.blackpressusa.com/black-girls-continue-to-disappear-but-few-eyebrows-are-raised/
