MISSING AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN DESERVE MASS MEDIA ATTENTION

This is one woman, one case, one report. Did you see her disappearance reported?

10/20/09 LISA SPENCE IS MISSING

Mirmar ( Florida ) Police need help finding a missing Miramar woman who was last seen leaving her neighborhood on Oct. 7th.

The family of Lisa Spence, 35, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, reported her missing after she failed to report for work at Bella Beauty Supply. Her friends are concerned.

Police have searched her neighborhood and turned up nothing. They suspect foul play.

Anyone with information about her disappearance is asked to call Broward Crimestoppers at 954-493-TIPS.

Immediately below is a cross post from La Reyna's Journal blog, *here*. With gratitude.

In Rocky Mount North Carolina 8 bodies of 10 missing African American women have been found. All 8 are believed to have been killed by Antwan Maurice Pittman who is currently in the Edgecomb County Jail. The governor of North Carolina has sent in the National Gaurd to find the bodies of the last two remaining women, Joyce Renee Durham & Yolanda Lancaster. Watch video on this story below:

http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/missingblackwomen.html

Also from that link:

MISSING BLACK WOMEN

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Hi this is George Cook of Let's Talk Honestly. If you visit my site often you know how I feel about the lack of coverage missing black women receive in the media. On this page I will try to do my part to remedy that sad situation. I will post a story about a different African American woman who is missing every week. This page will be updated every Wednesday.I can be contacted at george@letstalkhonestly.com or by phone at 908 963 3824. You can get updates on this page by email by clicking HERE.