In 2020, 543,018 people were reported missing, 59% white and Hispanic, 37% minorities. 37% of missing persons are POC, yet, make up only 13% of the US population. Missing persons cases of Americans of color remain unsolved 4 times longer than those of missing white Americans. When a white person goes missing, the media is also 4 times more likely to report than if the missing person is a person of color.

We want to do our part in helping to spread awareness of those who do not get the attention they deserve. Please join us this week as we dive in to two missing persons cases that you need to hear and that need your help in solving!

Ronda: In 2018, Kierra Coles went missing from South Chicago. She was 3 months pregnant at the time and left no indication that she was unhappy with her life. On the contrary, she had just met several life goals. So what happened to Kierra? She is described as 5'4" and 125lbs. She has black hair and brown eyes and has a tattoo of a heart on her right hand and a tattoo that says “Lucky Libra” on her back.
If you have any information regarding Kierra, please contact the U.S. Postal Inspection Service at 877-8762455.

Pam: Keeshae Jacobs went missing in 2016 in Richmond, VA after telling her mother that she was going to be staying at a friends house and she hasn't been seen since.  Keeshae Jacobs would now  be about 26 years old, when she was last seen she was 5’3, 100 lbs with brown eyes & brown hair, a tattoo of a leaf on her right calf area, two paw print tattoos on her right thigh, a flower tattoo on her right shoulder, and one tattoo on her right hand.
If you have information, call the tip line 804-801-4503 or contact Detective William Thompson at 804-646-3925

Sources: 

Ronda: 
Case: 

• The Unsolved Disappearance of Missing USPS Worker: Kierra Coles | by Jennifer | The Mystery Box | Medium
• Kierra Coles Disappearance: Woman in Video Played Nationwide Wasn’t Missing Postal Worker, Mother Says in Exclusive Interview – NBC Chicago
• Where is Kierra Coles? Pregnant postal worker's mysterious disappearance still torture for her mom - ABC News (go.com)
• MISSING: Kierra Coles and Keeshae Jacobs | Crime Junkie Podcast

Pam:
Statistics/ Psychology:

• NPR.org
• Wikipedia
• Black and Missing Foundation

Case: 

• Coreysobell.medium.com
• Richmond Time-Dispatch
• WTVR (1)

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