Not Every Story Is Heard: The Black and Missing Foundation

In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: Every year thousands go missing, but not every story makes the news. We explore why with Natalie and Derrica Wilson, founders of the Black and Missing Foundation, and Philip Lewis, president of the Washington Association of Black Journalists.

Together, they reveal how race, bias, and systemic failures determine who gets attention and who doesn't. Through the cases of Relisha Rudd, missing from Washington, D.C. since 2014, and Ja’Niyah McMichael, missing from Gary, Indiana since 2024, we delve into the fight to change how missing-persons cases are handled.

If you have information about Relisha Rudd, contact the Metropolitan Police Department of D.C. at 202-727-9099 or the FBI Washington Field Office at 202-278-2000. If you have information about Ja’Niyah McMichael, contact the Gary Police Department at 219-755-3855 or the FBI Tip Line at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324).

Follow the Black and Missing Foundation on social media or visit for access to the media guide, active cases and other resources. Watch their new docuseries The Vanishing of Relisha Rudd: A Cold Case Reexamined here: See for privacy information.