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The Missing Black Woman Disparity Toolkit resource discussed in this blog can be found here: https://www.nanwashingtonfoundation.com/missing-black-woman When I was 10 years old, I was almost kidnapped while living in Oakland, California. A man approached me and said, "ey, little girl, I have something for you in my car." My response was to yell out, "No thank you!" and immediately run. Later that evening, my mother and uncle went looking for the man who attempted to abduct me

Twenty-two-year-old Gabby Petito was reported missing on September 11th, 2021, while on a cross-country van trip with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie. Her remains were identified ten days later, on September 21st, 2021, with her cause of death being reported as strangulation. She was killed by her fiancé, who then later disappeared and was found with a self-inflicted gun wound around a month after Gabby was reported missing. Stemming from this case were considerable public discu