| Desheena Kyle. Jelani Day. Jennifer Caridad. Aubrey Dameron. Gabby Petito. If only one of these names sounds familiar to you, that's no surprise. Because only one of these missing women is White. Gabby Petito's disappearance, and the subsequent discovery of her death, sparked a viral national outcry and intensive search. These other women, not so much. As columnist Karen Attiah writes about the latest of our "regular, feverish bouts" of "missing White girl syndrome," Black, Latino, Native and other marginalized people whose loved ones disappear in America too often have no choice but to take matters into their own hands — "law enforcement and media help often comes too little, too late." Here is one chilling statistic to drive her point home: Black people account for a third of active missing persons cases in the FBI database, but just 13 percent of the population. When, Attiah prods us to consider, was the last time you heard about any of them? All of us, in the media, and as "digital citizens," need to do better.  (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) Desheena Kyle, Jelani Day, Jennifer Caridad, Aubrey Dameron and Gabby Petito. The fact that you probably only recognize one of these names is a problem. By Karen Attiah ● Read more » | | | | Punishing a criminal isn't the same thing as rectifying the harm he's done. The Black women and girls who survived Kelly's predations deserve to thrive. By dream hampton ● Read more » | | | | And like all the other crises they have manufactured, they are blaming everyone but themselves. By Marc A. Thiessen ● Read more » | | | Democratic 'frontliners' have plenty to gain from a robust reconciliation package, too. By Paul Waldman and Greg Sargent ● Read more » | | | | High crime is a choice, not an inevitability. By Henry Olsen ● Read more » | | | | We must get over our misunderstanding of the risks. By David Von Drehle ● Read more » | | | Though covid isn't listed as his cause of death, my family is sure it cut his life short. By Christina Baker Kline ● Read more » | | | | Their treatment of Gen. Mark A. Milley on Tuesday opened a new front in the war against civilized norms. By Dana Milbank ● Read more » | | | | Tuesday's testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee marked a point of reckoning about Afghanistan. By David Ignatius ● Read more » | | | | Testimony from Mark Milley and Lloyd Austin should help Americans confront some uncomfortable truths. By Jennifer Rubin ● Read more » | | | | The best solution would be to scrap targeted subsidies and enact a carbon tax. By Charles Lane ● Read more » | | | | Are we prepared to forego the lifesaving treatments that might never get green-lit? By Megan McArdle ● Read more » | | | | Republicans could reduce the need for terminating pregnancies, but somehow supporting contraception access and sex education in schools just isn't part of the plan. By Lizette Alvarez ● Read more » | | | |
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