A nine-person panel would develop policies aimed at addressing 'the lack of care and concern' for missing Black, indigenous other women and girls of color.
The disparity in disappearances is compounded by a lack of attention and resources dedicated to finding missing BIPOC women and girls, in the media and elsewhere, said state Sen. Lea Webb of Western New York, chair of the women’s issues committee and the main Senate sponsor of state billto create the taskforce. Such disappearances are often typecast as runaways, rather than victims of abduction or human trafficking, leaving some families resorting to hiring bounty hunters for answers, Webb said.
A model wears a design by Jason Christopher Peters that reads, "Find missing Black girls," during New York Fashion Week, in February 2022.– to be heard in a hearing next week – calling for the passage of the state-level measure. Passing the bill also topped the list of 17 last-minute state budget requests from a coalition of Black local lawmakers, including City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson.
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