Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
When it comes to the amount of coverage media gives to missing persons cases, it’s become common knowledge that white women receive vastly more attention and airtime than cases concerning BIPOC. And while media outlets, journalists and even law enforcement have openly recognized the problem and put forth some effort to correct it, little has been done to systematically overturn it. The devastating case of Gabby Petito received widespread media attention and even helped cast a spotlight on various other cases of missing BIPOC, but hundreds more still go ignored. Organizations and groups refusing to sit and wait for the next high-profile case of a missing white woman to serve as the catalyst for corrective measures are doing their part to ensure that media and law enforcement give cases like that of Lauren Cho and Jelani Day the attention they so deserve. In the meantime, they’re putting alternative media and social media to good use to spread awareness.
00:00 - Intro
00:20 - Missing White Woman Syndrome
03:21 - Missing Black and Indigenous People
04:57 - Media Coverage of Missing BlPOC
07:58 - Lauren Cho and Miya Marcano
09:56 - Defining Challenges
11:49 - Social Media Keeping Cases Open
13:19 - Prejudice Affecting Missing Person Cases
14:55 - Cases of Color Podcast
16:29 - Outro
Host:
Gaby Fresquez: instagram.com/gabyfresquez
Meet our Guests:
Bryan Newland: bia.gov/profile/assistant-secretary-indian-affairs-bryan-newland
Jerry Flores: utm.utoronto.ca/sociology/people/jerry-flores
Randi Johnson from Cases of Color Podcast: instagram.com/casesofcolor/?hl=en
Lourdes Hurtado: instagram.com/lourdeshe/?hl=en
Michael Alcazar: http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/faculty/michael-alcazar
Derrica and Natalie Wilson of Black & Missing Foundation: blackandmissinginc.com/about/leadership
Eduardo Bonilla Silva: https://scholars.duke.edu/person/eduardo.bonilla.silva
Orlando Skidmore: blog.nativehope.org/author/orlando-skidmore
#Radar2022 is a weekly news show that dives into current issues and breaks them down through various perspectives across the Latinx community.
Subscribe to the Radar 2022 channel now to stay up to date with episode clips featuring our bi-cultural host Gabriela Fresquez. New episodes every Thursday.
#Radar2022 #MissingBIPOC #MissingPersons
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Radar 2022 takes current issues and breaks them down through various perspectives across the Latinx community. Through first-person reporting and documentary-style stories woven together by our host, Gabriela Fresquez, we delve into what makes Latinxs different and what unites us. From economic inequality to racial justice and LGBTQ+ issues to the climate crisis…to whose abuelita’s Pozole recipe tastes best, we’ve got nuestra gente covered.
We have different accents and experiences, but we are ALL Latinx.
We want to keep everyone on the Radar. New episodes every Thursday at 5pm EST.
Gone Missing | Radar 2022
youtube.com/radar
When it comes to the amount of coverage media gives to missing persons cases, it’s become common knowledge that white women receive vastly more attention and airtime than cases concerning BIPOC. And while media outlets, journalists and even law enforcement have openly recognized the problem and put forth some effort to correct it, little has been done to systematically overturn it. The devastating case of Gabby Petito received widespread media attention and even helped cast a spotlight on various other cases of missing BIPOC, but hundreds more still go ignored. Organizations and groups refusing to sit and wait for the next high-profile case of a missing white woman to serve as the catalyst for corrective measures are doing their part to ensure that media and law enforcement give cases like that of Lauren Cho and Jelani Day the attention they so deserve. In the meantime, they’re putting alternative media and social media to good use to spread awareness.
00:00 - Intro
00:20 - Missing White Woman Syndrome
03:21 - Missing Black and Indigenous People
04:57 - Media Coverage of Missing BlPOC
07:58 - Lauren Cho and Miya Marcano
09:56 - Defining Challenges
11:49 - Social Media Keeping Cases Open
13:19 - Prejudice Affecting Missing Person Cases
14:55 - Cases of Color Podcast
16:29 - Outro
Host:
Gaby Fresquez: instagram.com/gabyfresquez
Meet our Guests:
Bryan Newland: bia.gov/profile/assistant-secretary-indian-affairs-bryan-newland
Jerry Flores: utm.utoronto.ca/sociology/people/jerry-flores
Randi Johnson from Cases of Color Podcast: instagram.com/casesofcolor/?hl=en
Lourdes Hurtado: instagram.com/lourdeshe/?hl=en
Michael Alcazar: http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/faculty/michael-alcazar
Derrica and Natalie Wilson of Black & Missing Foundation: blackandmissinginc.com/about/leadership
Eduardo Bonilla Silva: https://scholars.duke.edu/person/eduardo.bonilla.silva
Orlando Skidmore: blog.nativehope.org/author/orlando-skidmore
#Radar2022 is a weekly news show that dives into current issues and breaks them down through various perspectives across the Latinx community.
Subscribe to the Radar 2022 channel now to stay up to date with episode clips featuring our bi-cultural host Gabriela Fresquez. New episodes every Thursday.
#Radar2022 #MissingBIPOC #MissingPersons
SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/RadarYouTubeTM
Follow Us:
Twitter: twitter.com/radartelemundo?la
Instagram: instagram.com/radartelemu
TikTok: tiktok.com/@radartelemundo?lang=en
Radar 2022 takes current issues and breaks them down through various perspectives across the Latinx community. Through first-person reporting and documentary-style stories woven together by our host, Gabriela Fresquez, we delve into what makes Latinxs different and what unites us. From economic inequality to racial justice and LGBTQ+ issues to the climate crisis…to whose abuelita’s Pozole recipe tastes best, we’ve got nuestra gente covered.
We have different accents and experiences, but we are ALL Latinx.
We want to keep everyone on the Radar. New episodes every Thursday at 5pm EST.
Gone Missing | Radar 2022
youtube.com/radar
