Ms Suzanne
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I always keep little Adji in my prayers to find him.I will never forget him.Thank you for keeping his name and picture out there to help find him.
Media needs to be colorblind
Judging solely from the media, most victims of crime or missing people are young, pretty white girls, but that's not true at all.
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For example, a study conducted by the International Communication Association found that 32.9 percent of missing children are African-American, but only 21.2 percent of those children are covered by the news media.
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Think of Haleigh Cummings, a 5-year-old Florida girl that received national attention after she went missing in February 2009.
If you don't recall, Cummings is a Caucasian girl with blond hair and brown eyes.
Adji Desir a disabled 6-year-old African-American Florida boy went missing while playing outside with friends in January 2009, yet he received very little media attention, especially in comparison with Cummings.
http://www.centralfloridafuture.com/media-needs-to-be-colorblind-1.2401091
Case Type: Endangered Missing
Missing Date: Saturday 10th January 2009
Missing From: Immokalee Florida
Missing Country: USA
Sex: Male
DOB: 15/Oct/2002
Media needs to be colorblind
Judging solely from the media, most victims of crime or missing people are young, pretty white girls, but that's not true at all.
[snip]
For example, a study conducted by the International Communication Association found that 32.9 percent of missing children are African-American, but only 21.2 percent of those children are covered by the news media.
[snip]
Think of Haleigh Cummings, a 5-year-old Florida girl that received national attention after she went missing in February 2009.
If you don't recall, Cummings is a Caucasian girl with blond hair and brown eyes.
Adji Desir a disabled 6-year-old African-American Florida boy went missing while playing outside with friends in January 2009, yet he received very little media attention, especially in comparison with Cummings.
http://www.centralfloridafuture.com/media-needs-to-be-colorblind-1.2401091