A viral social media post stating there have been 63 Black children reported missing in Virginia since April 1 underscores a serious issue i
As of Thursday, May 21, the NCMEC figure for open missing cases involving Black children sits at 64, with the total number of open missing children cases in Virginia at 114 — meaning that more than half of open missing children cases in the commonwealth are Black, despite Black Virginians accounting for about one-fifth of the population. The total number of Black children law enforcement reported missing since April 1 across the U.S. is now 183, according to NCMEC.
1/3rd of missing Black Children in the U.S. since April are just from Virginia
