Exactly one year ago, the state of California adopted the “Ebony Alert” notification system to help bring more attention to missing Black children and women, which was the first of its kind in the nation, and many are still questioning why Texas hasn’t adopted a similar bill.

When someone is the victim of a crime, should their past or present unrelated circumstances determine how we react to their death? Do we have less empathy for those whose lifestyles don’t look like ours?

Do you remember the countless number of cartons that had pictures of missing young people on them?

Every day we hear from families whose loved ones are missing. We spend part of our mornings at KPRC talking about what is being done to find the person and the latest in the search and recovery efforts.

The state of California has recently adopted the “Ebony Alert” law, which is the first of its kind in the nation.