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Why aren't Black and Indigenous missing persons cases covered enough?

Jermain Charlo was an Indigenous mother who went missing in Montana in the summer of 2018. Relisha Rudd, an 8-year-old Black girl, went missing in Washington, D.C. in March 2014. Neither has been found. Unlike Gabby Petito, these cases didn't grab national headlines. <a href="https://twitter.com/connie_walker">Connie Walker</a>, host of <a href="https://gimletmedia.com/shows/stolen/6nh48r8/introducing-stolen-the-search-for">Stolen: The Search for Jermain</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/jonquilynhill">Jonquilyn Hill</a>, host of <a href="https://wamu.org/show/through-the-cracks/">Through the Cracks</a>, join Sam to discuss why cases of missing Black and Indigenous people don't get the same kind of attention from media and law enforcement. You can follow us on Twitter @NPRItsBeenAMin and email us at samsanders@npr.org. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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