Sex trafficking/slavery is pervasive in the U.S. and world. Don’t label our #missingDCgirls as runaways and not search. #FindOurGirls
Social media users have also brought up the still unsolved case of Relisha Rudd, who disappeared from a D.C. homeless shelter in 2014 when she was just 8 years old. Derrica N. Wilson, the co-founder and CEO of the Black and Missing Foundation, brought up Rudd’s disappearance in an interview with the AP, saying that she was fearful that human trafficking may have been a factor in recent cases. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said that police have found no connection to human trafficking in recent cases, according to USA Today.
jus cause we talking about missing girls.. 8 year old Relisha Rudd is still missing from DC 2 years later
since we are tweeting about #missingdcgirls, your remidner that relisha rudd is still missing. https://www.washingtonpost.com/apps/g/page/local/timeline-disappearance-of-relisha-rudd/891/ …
Timeline: Disappearance of Relisha Rudd
Relisha Rudd, who had lived with her mother at a homeless shelter at the old D.C. General Hospital, has been the subject of an intense search. She disappeared while she was spending time with a…
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Relisha Rudd has been missing for 3 years. #MissingDCgirls
Wilson told Essence that the cases of missing white women are frequently covered by the media — but oftentimes, the disappearances of black and Latino women and girls tend to go unnoticed. “We know Blacks and Latinos or any persons of color who go missing, oftentimes don’t receive much-needed media coverage, which could drastically increase the odds of their safe recovery,” she said.
Article Appeared @http://motto.time.com/4712736/lawmakers-call-fbi-investigate-missing-dc-girls/?xid=homepage