Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s database. Cases involving African Americans also tend to receive less media coverage than missing Whites, with missing men of color getting even less attention.
NewsOne has partnered with the Black and Missing Foundation and TV One to focus on the crisis of missing African Americans.
To be a part of the solution, NewsOne will profile a missing person weekly and provide tips about how to keep your loved ones safe and what to do if someone goes missing, while TV One‘s newest show, “Find Our Missing,” hosted by award-winning actress S. Epatha Merkerson, tells these stories in visual form. “Find Our Missing” airs on TV One on Wednesdays.
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Jahir Elijah Hall
Case Type: Endangered
DOB: June 6, 2006
Missing Date: Feb 20, 2012
Age Now: 5
Missing City: Virginia Beach
Missing State: Va.
Case Number: 2012-007772
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Complexion: Medium
Height: 3’5″
Weight: 42
Hair Color: Black
Hair Length: Short
Eye Color: Brown
Wear Glasses or Contacts: No
Location Last Seen: Virginia Beach, Va.
Circumstances of Disappearance: Family abduction. His mother, Ebony Largo (pictured here), came to visit Jahir and fled with him to New York. According to authorities, there is a warrant out for her arrest. The last known address for Ebony Largo is 135-09 232nd Street, Queens, N.Y. 11413. She is 5 ft. 5 in. and approx. 135 pounds.
Last Seen Wearing: Blue jeans and black polo T-shirt
Identifying Marks or Characteristics: Unknown
Anyone with information about what happened to Jahir Elijah Hall may contact the Black and Missing Foundation’s tip line.
