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Black and Missing Foundation Shines Spotlight on Missing Persons and Their Families
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Black and Missing Foundation Shines Spotlight on Missing Persons and Their Families

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior CorrespondentMarch 19, 2020

Derrica Wilson and her sister Natalie noticed what had become the norm for mainstream media when it comes to the plight of missing women and girls of color: there was little to no media coverage. As a result, in 2008, Derrica and Natalie founded the nonprofit Black and Missing Foundation with a mission to bring awareness to missing persons of color and to provide vital resources and tools to missing person’s families and friends.

Redemption: Cyntoia Brown Finds Her Voice
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Redemption: Cyntoia Brown Finds Her Voice

Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. NNPA Newswire Entertainment and Culture EditorNovember 15, 2019

Cyntoia Brown was supposed to spend 51 years in prison before she could even be considered for parole but her precarious case caught the attention of criminal justice reform activists, A-List celebrities and eventually Bill Haslam, the Governor of Tennessee. Upon learning of the details surrounding Brown’s case and calling on a higher power, the former governor granted Cyntoia Brown full clemency August 7, 2019, releasing the 31-year-old from the Tennessee Women’s prison.