Black women and girls are at increased risk of being harmed and sex trafficked. A recent report on human trafficking incidents across the country also found that 40% of sex trafficking victims were identified as Black women. The county of Los Angeles reported that 92% of girls in the juvenile justice system identified as victims of sex trafficking are Black, according to the Congressional Black Caucus.
By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media - Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the "Ebony Alert" bill to help locate missing Black youth and Black women in California, providing a notification system to address the often ignored or lack of attention given to Black children and young Black women.