A new Missouri law established the Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls Task Force to help find ways to reduce violence against Black women and girls.

Studies show disproportionate rates of African American women and girls who are missing and murdered compared to white women and girls. Reports also show that their cases often get far less attention from law enforcement than white cases.

A new Missouri law is trying to lower those rates through the establishment of the Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls Task Force. It will help find ways to reduce violence against Black women and girls and help shape new policies around searching for missing African Americans.

There is a long history of how Black women's missing persons cases are investigated diffe

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