My Sister sent me this and I'd like to share it with you all... I'm still understanding how WICKED this world is, and how CRITICAL it is that we, BLACK PEOPLE, UNITE, PROTECT, EDUCATE, & DEFEND OURSELVES...The full video is on @vintage_vegan_'s Instagram story. #Repost @vintage_vegan_ ăťăťăť Black & Missing Foundation compiled statistics from the FBI which noted that in 2016 alone, 242,295 black women were reported missing in the United States. A stunning 36.7 percent of those missing were Black teens under the age of 18. In total, statistics show more than 75,000 young Black Female Americans are currently missing. Those statistics, and the seeming lack of media interest, have led to cries of racism and neglect, particularly when it comes to Black girls. It has also led LaâTasha D. Mayes to pen the essay, âWhy the Crisis of Missing Black Girls Needs More Attention Than Itâs Getting.â Mayesâ March 2017 essay was published at Ebony.com where she noted that an academic study analyzed news coverage of missing children and found that only 20 percent of reported stories focused on missing Black children. This, despite the fact that Black children account for 33 percent of total missing children cases. âIn other words, missing Black youth are grossly underreported in the news. For missing black girls, itâs even worse. When Black girls go missing, far too many people donât know or donât care,â Mayes wrote. _ #blackwomen #blackwomenmatter #organtrafficking #uterustransplant #missingblackgirls #missingblackwomen #protectblackwomen https://www.instagram.com/p/B08uRutlwMP/?igshid=1rwdyyf1eq03j