African-American

Each year in the US, tens of thousands of Black women and girls are involved in disappearance cases, but very few of these stories will ever receive mainstream media attention. In the case of Lauren Smith-Fields, a 23-year-old Black woman found dead in her Connecticut apartment on December 12, national news outlets eventually picked up…… Read More

The killing of George Floyd in the United States a year ago placed a sharp focus on police racism – not just in America but on law enforcement officers around the world. The death of Mr Floyd, an African-American man, at the hands of police officers in Minnesota, led to global protests against discrimination and…… Read More