About Jeff Mays

Jeff Mays is a contributing writer for NewsOne, specializing in news about missing persons, via the Black and Missing Foundation.

Aside from the surprising election of a businessman-turned-reality-star-turned-politician as the 45th President of the United States, here are some other top political moments of 2016.

Arianna's mother Nicole Fitts was found dead and buried in the fetal position in McLaren Park in San Francisco.

Nicholas Alexander Lee McCray told friends he was heading home to Detroit and is believed to have been en route from North Dakota. He was last heard from on social media Nov. 17.

Sierra Shields' family hopes the federal government will replicate a New York measure that allows families to immediately file adult missing persons reports.

It's been seven years since Bengie Lynn Tyson was last seen in Billings, Montana driving a blue 1999 Chevrolet Silverado truck that is also still missing.

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 […]

Aaliyah Hall Bell vanished in South Carolina while walking two blocks to visit her godmother.

Records released by police show missing 10-year-old Arizona boy Jesse Wilson has left his home in the middle of the night before.

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 […]

DNC

NewsOne spoke with Christina Greer, a professor of political science at Fordham University, about how Democrats performed overall at the convention and particularly on two key issues facing African-Americans: Women's empowerment, and police killings and gun violence.

Supporters and critics alike are looking for Hillary Clinton to follow through on criminal justice reforms if she is elected president.

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 […]