Elizabeth Smart Demands Justice For Missing Black Women: ‘These Facts Are Disgusting’
02/01/21 AT 3:02 PM
Elizabeth Smart is receiving praise after sharing a lengthy Instagram post calling for justice in the cases of missing black women in America.
On Monday, Smart revealed she wanted to address a “very important and serious” matter on the first day of Black History Month. The 33-year-old shared a photo of herself on a missing person’s flyer.
“More than 64,000 missing black women and girls in the United States. Black women and girls make up more than 10% of the total missing population,” she captioned the post.
Elizabeth Smart was revealed as Miss Moth character on Fox s The Masked Dancer on January 13
She spoke to E! News about her experience on the show, and also about her home life with her husband and three children
Smart was 14 years old when she was kidnapped at knifepoint in 2002 and held in captivity for nine months, during which time she was raped
Smart has since risen to prominence as advocate against sexual violence, author and podcast host
Smart said her eldest daughter, five-year-old Chloe, has started to ask questions about her kidnapping
Mom-of-three said her harrowing ordeal has made her a hyper-vigilant parent
The Masked Dancer revealed the identity of Ms. Moth: activist, bestselling author, and survivor Elizabeth Smart.
On June 5, 2002, Elizabeth Smart was abducted at knifepoint from her bedroom in Salt Lake City, Utah. Over the next nine months, Smart was assaulted and terrorized until she was rescued by police officers on March 12, 2003, on a public street in Sandy, Utah, 18 miles from her home. Her abductors, Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Barzee, are both still around, with the former still imprisoned and the latter released and on probation until 2024.
Entertainment Weekly, Smart talked about why she decided to join
The Masked Dancer: She wanted to have fun.