By George L. Cook III, AfricanAmericanReports.Com
First let me send my condolences to the family of Gabby Petito. No family should ever to have to go through what they are going through.
But at the same time one can feel horrible about what happened to Gabby Petito and be infuriated by the lack of coverage for missing Black women. These missing Black women deserve just as much attention as missing white women.
The six women listed below have all gone missing with little to no media attention while the tragic case of Gabby Petito, a missing white woman grabbed all the headlines.
Zhaavier Reeves is Missing
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. - Deputies need your help finding a Douglas County woman who has been missing for days.
Officials say Zhaavier Reeves was last seen by her family on Sept. 6 in Douglas County.
Reeves is described as being 5-feet-4-inches tall with a weight of around 130 lbs. She has brown eyes and red dreadlocks.
The missing woman was last seen wearing a white shirt and black pants.
If you have any information that could help find Reeves, please call the Douglas County Sheriffs Office at 678-486-1307.
Deidre Annette Ried is Missing!
PAGELAND, S.C.- Officers are asking the public’s help in finding a woman missing from Pageland, S.C.
Deidre Annette Reid was last seen off East Turner Street in Pageland on Sept. 3. Reid is a 41-year-old Black woman last seen wearing gray sweatpants, a light pink and white shirt, white Air Force One shoes, and she had her hair in a ponytail.
Her family last heard from her Sept. 3 and she was headed to the Greyhound station in Charlotte, N.C.
Reid was driving a gray, 2004 Chevy Tahoe with the South Carolina license plate number FXU718. The car had a New York Giants tag on the front.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Pageland Police Department at 843-672-6437.
Diamond Brown is Missing!
ABERDEEN, MD—The Aberdeen Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding 25-year-old Diamond Brown.
Brown’s family told police they had not seen her since last year, the department said on Facebook.
Brown may be either in the Baltimore or Philadelphia areas.
She is about 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs about 135 pounds.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Sgt. Shannon Persuhn at 410-272-2121, ext. 177 or spersuhn@aberdeenmd.gov.
Patricia G. Foxx-Hawkins is Missing!
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police are looking for a 56-year-old woman who went missing from north Columbus last week.
Patricia G. Foxx-Hawkins was last seen on Aug. 24 leaving her home on Clinton Street and Dresden Street.
Hawkins is described as a black female with black hair, brown eyes, standing 5 foot 2 inches tall, weighing 145 pounds.
She was last seen wearing a long sundress with blue, yellow, and pink vertical stripes with flip flops. She may also have small black dog with her.
If you know her whereabouts, please call Columbus Police at 614-645-4545.
Kendra Mesteth is Missing!
Columbus GA-The Columbus Police Department is searching for a missing woman. Police are asking for the public’s helping in locating Kendra Mesteth, age 44.
According to police, Mesteth was last seen on Sept. 3, 2021, in the area of the 4000 block of Connor Road.
When Mesteth was last seen , she was wearing a Blue T-Shirt and Blue Jeans. She also has black, shoulder length hair.
Anyone with information about Kendra Mesteth should contact 911 or the Columbus Police Department Special Unit at 706-225-4343 or 653-3400.
Ameka Thompson is Missing!
CINCINNATI-Police are searching for a missing woman who was last seen on Sunday, Sept. 19 in Over-the-Rhine.
Police said Ameka Thompson, 42, left to go smoke a cigarette outside of her apartment on Logan Street around 10:30 p.m. and has not been seen since.
They said her mental health may not be good, but she is in good physical health.
She is described as 5′5″, 130 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
If you see her you’re asked to contact Det. Nikki Oliver at 513-352-4567.
