Rep. Richardson On New Task Force For Missing Black Women: Report

Mendota Heights MN

01 December, 2021

10:53 AM

Description

MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN — Representative Ruth Richardson of Mendota Heights led the charge in creating the state's newest task force-one that will try to prevent and solve the disappearances and murders of Black women, according to a report from Kare 11. The Task Force on Missing and Murdered African American Women is the first government-funded task force of its kind in the United States, according to the report. At the task force's first gathering Monday, Richardson cited a national study stating that it generally takes four times the amount of time to find missing Black women compared to the general population, the report said. You can read the full story at Kare 11.