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Itay Ravid

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Associate Professor of Law, Villanova University

A disproportionate number of Black and Indigenous children go missing in the United States. Catherine McQueen/Moment Collection via Getty Images

March 13, 2026

Nearly 1 in 3 missing children in the US are Black, driving Pennsylvania and other states to propose ‘Ebony Alerts’ to ensure equal protection and public safety

Itay Ravid, Villanova University

Black children who go missing are often labeled as runaways, which excludes them from the Amber Alert system.

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Location: Villanova, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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