Despite making up about 7% of the U.S. population, Black women and girls were 17% of missing person cases last year. BlackVoicesWTTW
Many of these cases have gone cold, leaving families searching for answers years after their loved one disappeared.La Shann Walker, Karen Phillips, Oretha Miller and Shantinel Howard came together Sunday to hold a Mother’s Day news conference to raise awareness for their missing relatives.Karen Phillips is the mother of Kierra Coles, who’s been missing for nearly four years. Coles, a postal worker, was last seen on Oct. 2, 2018, near her apartment in the Chatham neighborhood.
“It’s been a tremendous, I can never find the words, but it breaks all our hearts, it’s breaking the family apart because we don't know, we don't have answers,” said Walker.
Earlier this week, the Chicago Police Department launched a weekly video series to highlight unsolved homicides and missing persons cases. Superintendent David Brown said the purpose of the cold case video series is to hopefully generate new tips and leads on older cases. Advocates for missing Black women and girls say it’s a small step in the right direction, but more needs to be done.
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