The disappearance of Ana Walshe and the arrest of her husband Brian Walshe are reminders that missing Black women don't get media coverage.
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The search for Brian Laundrie -- whose fiancée, Gabrielle Petito, went missing under the most suspicious and tragic of circumstances -- embodies white privilege in every way, fashion and form.
An Instagram post announcing that 14 black girls went missing in D.C. within a 24-hour period sent people into a tizzy. Celebrities such as Taraji P. Henson, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, LL Cool J and Gabrielle Union began posting about the missing Black girls in D.C. Soon, the Congressional Black Caucus was involved and called for the FBI to investigate. That's not all. Press conferences were held and demands made for authorities to pay more attention to the plight of missing black women in D.C. Problem was, the information was incorrect.
