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20-year-old Carolyn Janiece Miller was last seen by family on Tuesday, April 9 when she left her Quintana Drive home in the Potomac area. Police said Carolyn was driving her 2019, red Toyota Corolla with Maryland temporary tag: T889737 when she was last seen. Photo Courtesy Carolyn Janiece Miller/ Montgomery County Police
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent Minneapolis police have a located a 12-year-old girl who went missing last week. Dejah McCondichie had last been seen sometime between 5 and 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, at her home on the 3200 block of 4th Street North. By Sunday afternoon, the police department posted an update with good news: Dejah had been found and is safe. Greenville, South Carolina Police who went searching for 2-year-old Asaiah Nelson and her 50-year-old grandmother Michelle Matthews, also reported good news: the pair has been found safe. In Georgia, police said they’ve safely located 14-yearold Anastasia Foxworth who had been missing for more than 24 hours. Could this series of good news updates mean that the tide is finally turning for black girls who go missing? “It’s a step in the right direction, when you hear that authorities are finally having success, especially with black girls,” said Yvonne Russ, a clinical psychologist. “But, there’s still too many missing and too many have been missing for too long.” Organizations like Black and Missing But Not Forgotten, the Black and Missing Foundation (BAM) in Landover Hills, Maryland, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in Alexandria, Virginia, have struggled to shed light on the real emergency that is of the nation’s missing. More than 424,066 girls of all races have gone missing since the beginning of 2018, according to NCMEC. More than half of that total are women and girls of color, according to BAM, which, like NCMEC, rely on statistics from the FBI. Many said the media hasn’t done enough to shine the spotlight on the crisis of the missing – particularly black girls. “The majority of these children most likely come from marginalized communities, and are primarily low-income people of color,” said Dr. Ronnie A. Dunn, an inter-
im chief diversity and inclusion officer and associate professor of urban studies at Cleveland State University. “Given this nation’s racially stratified socioeconomic class hierarchy, as evidenced throughout institutions in America where poor children of color have worst outcomes on all quality of life indicators, their lives are devalued in relation to upper class white youth,” said Dunn, who has authored two books, “Race Profiling: Causes & Consequences,” and “Boycotts, Busing, & Beyond: The History & Implications of School Desegregation in the Urban North.” “And even within that, while this nation espouses the valuing of children in general, this does not appear to be the reality as evidenced by the failure to act in the face of the onslaught of mass school shootings from Sandy Hook to Stoneman Douglas where the majority of those killed were middle class white youth,” Dunn said. “Therefore, we see less media attention paid to missing children, particularly those of color,” he said. Since the beginning of the month, numerous young girls have gone missing. This week, police said they’re searching for a missing woman from Montgomery County, Maryland. Officers say 20-year-old Carolyn Janiece Miller was last seen by family on Tuesday, April 9 when she left her Quintana Drive home in the Potomac area. Police said Carolyn was driving her 2019, red Toyota Corolla with Maryland temporary tag: T889737 when she was last seen. Carolyn is described by authorities as an African-American female, 5-feet-tall and weighing 160 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. Her family has been unable to contact her since they last saw her leaving her home and are concerned for her welfare. Anyone with information regarding Carolyn’s whereabouts are asked to call the Montgomery County Police non-emergency number at 301-279-8000. In New Mexico, Albuquerque Police issued a Brittany Alert for 18-year-old Shara Pinder. According to police, Pinder went missing April 11, 2019, at the Albuquerque Transit Center. They said she was trying to catch a bus to the Westside Shelter and left by officers. According to KRQE Media, police announced that the missing Albuquerque woman has been found. Naturally, the missing doesn’t only include girls. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety said Dakota Elliott Kelly was reported missing On Monday, April 15. Dakota is black, 5’2” tall, weighs 140 pounds, with brown eyes and short, black hair.
He was last seen wearing dark and light blue Kobe Bryant sneakers, white socks, gray and black Puma sweatpants, a white t-shirt, and black and gray Columbia sweat suit jacket. Authorities said Dakota may be accompanied by Dallas Elliott Kelly or possibly Gabriel Fleming. Dallas Kelly is black, 6’3” tall, weighs 240 pounds, with brown eyes and black, short hair. He was last seen wearing a red jogging suit, red hat, red sneakers, and has faded tattoos on his arms. Authorities said they were last seen traveling west from Dakota’s home on Highway 404 toward I-55. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Dakota, Dallas, or the vehicle is asked to contact the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department at (662) 858-0019.
‘Boys N the Hood’ Director has Stroke
NEW YORK (AP) – “Boyz N the Hood’’ director John Singleton suffered a stroke last week and remains hospitalized, according to his family. Additional details, including his condition, were not immediately available. In a statement released Saturday, Singleton’s family announced that the 51-year-old filmmaker was in ICU and “under great medical care.’’ “On Wednesday, April 17th our beloved son/father, John Singleton, suffered a stroke while at the hospital,’’ the statement reads. “We ask that privacy be given to him and our family at this time and appreciate all of the prayers that have been pouring in from his fans, friends and colleagues.’’ Author Neil deGrasse Tyson and actor Omar Epps have been among those tweeting wishes Saturday for a quick recovery. Singleton became the first black filmmaker to receive an Oscar nomination when he was cited for his debut feature, “Boyz N the Hood,’’ set in his native Los Angeles and released in 1991. His other films include “Poetic Justice,’’ which starred Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur, and “Rosewood.’’ Singleton’s recent projects include the TV series “Snowfall,’’ a crime drama set in 1980s Los Angeles.
Man Wounded Alongside Nipsey Hussle Released The Mississippi Department of Public Safety said Dakota Elliott Kelly was reported missing On Monday, April 15. Dakota is black, 5’2” tall, weighs 140 pounds, with brown eyes and short, black hair. Dakota Elliott Kelly/Mississippi Department of Public Safety Photo
Black Women’s Health Imperative Announces Strategic Partnership By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent The Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI) has announced a strategic partnership with the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. (NCBW) at the NCBW Day of Action and Advocacy in Washington, DC. The multi-year partnership was established to raise awareness of health disparities and solutions, and to provide access to vital healthcare and wellness information that promotes behavioral changes and healthier lifestyles in Black communities, according to a news release. The Black Women’s Health Imperative is a national non-profit organization dedicated to advancing health equity and social justice for Black women, across the lifespan, through policy, advocacy, education, research and leadership development. The organization identifies the most pressing health issues that affect the nation’s 22 million Black women and girls and invests in the best of the best strategies and organizations that accomplish its goals. The shared common priorities of BWHI and NCBW to reach the community and other key stakeholders about the health and wellness of Black women created an opportunity to partner nationally, officials said in the news release. “Our strategic partnerships with progressive and powerful organizations like the National Coalition of 100 Black Women are vital to achieving our mission because they provide the amplification needed to reach more Black women with life-saving information and resources,” said Linda Goler Blount, President & CEO, The Black Women’s Health Imperative. “Together, we will advance conversation and action around critical health issues, like maternal mortality and the impact of stress, with full confidence that our partnership will increase awareness and strengthen our efforts to improve Black women’s health and impact policy at the state and federal level,” Blount said. The National Coalition of 100 Black Women (NCBW) was launched in 1981 with the mission to advocate on behalf of women of color through national and local actions and strategic alliances that promote the its agenda on leadership development and gender equality in the areas of health, education and economic empowerment. The national movement has garnered thousands of members who represent 60 chapters across 28 states. Several of NCBW’s national health and wellness initia-
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LOS ANGELES (AP) – Authorities say a man arrested on a parole violation after being wounded in the Los Angeles shooting that killed Nipsey Hussle has been released from jail. Kerry Lathan had been in custody since being shot March 31 along with the rapper. KABC-TV reports Lathan walked out of LA’s Men’s Central Jail on Saturday. The state department of corrections arrested Lathan for associating with a known gang member _ Hussle. But supporters assert Hussle was a former gang member who’d transformed himself into a pillar of the community. Besides, Lathan’s lawyer says, her client just happened to be in the area when Hussle was gunned down. Corrections officials announced last week that they’d drop the new allegations. Lathan served 25 years for a 1994 killing and was released seven months ago.
Five-Year-Old Boy Calls 911 to Ask for McDonalds
WYOMING, Mich. (AP) – A 5-year-old Michigan boy had a craving for McDonald’s but his grandmother was sleeping so he called 911 and made a request. WZZM-TV in Grand Rapids reports Iziah Hall of Wyoming asked the dispatcher: “Can you bring me McDonald’s?’’ Dispatcher Sara Kuberski says she told him no but reached out to the police. Wyoming police officer Dan Patterson says the April 14 request made him laugh, so he stopped at McDonald’s on his way to check on Iziah’s home in the western Michigan city. Patterson says he thought, “I’m driving past McDonald’s on my way there and I might as well get him something.’’ The officer says the first thing the boy said to him was, “My grandma’s gonna be so mad, can you please go away?’’
Arrested for Putting Hoods on Statues Photo: From L-R: Angela Marshall, Chair, Board of Directors, BWHI, Linda Goler Blount, President & CEO, BWHI, Virginia Harris, President, NCBW, Seretha Tinsley, 1st Vice President of Programs, NCBW, Stacey D. Stewart, President, March of Dimes, and Mia Keeys, Health Policy Advisor to Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL)/Courtesy of The Black Women’s Health Imperative
tives, including addressing heart disease, diabetes, strokes and obesity among Black women, created an opportunity for BWHI to provide solutions through evidenced-based programming and research-driven policy recommendations. “I am very excited about NCBW’s and BWHI partnership” said NCBW President Virginia W. Harris. “Together our goal will be to improve the African American health status and reduce health care costs and, this partnership will leverage and maximize resources by
pooling talent, expertise, and resources,” Harris said. She added that the partnership will “also improve outreach to stakeholders and enhance visibility, messaging and minimize duplication of efforts.” Elements of the partnership will include hosting community health forums in cities across the country, collaborating on advocacy opportunities related to maternal mortality, diabetes, breast cancer and the Affordable Care Act, creating health tool kits for local NCBW chapters, and more.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Police say they arrested two people who climbed and placed Ku Klux Klan hoods on statues at a Confederate monument in North Carolina. News outlets report that Enzo Niebuhr and Jody Anderson were detained Sunday during a protest near the North Carolina Women of the Confederacy monument. The monument is in the capital of Raleigh near the Statehouse. Police said Niebuhr and Anderson are charged with defacing a public monument and disorderly conduct. The reports did not say whether the two have attorneys who can speak on their behalf. The news outlets quote the “Smash Racism Raleigh’’ group as saying that its members were holding a peaceful protest to provide context about the history of the statues. The group says Niebuhr and Anderson shouldn’t have been arrested.