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Jeff Mays

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New York, NY, United States

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  • BlackAmericaWeb.com
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Past articles by Jeff:

‘Law Enforcement Failed This Family:’ Missing Black Kansas City Woman Discovered Dead

Carrie Blewett's decomposing body was found in a field near her mom's home in August after relatives accused police of ignoring her case. → Read More

Relatives Of Missing Mentally Ill Black Woman Accuse Cops Of Ignoring Case

Carrie Blewett's family is worried her drug history means police in Kansas City, Missouri, are not investigating her case. → Read More

‘I Just Feel Like Someone Has Her:’ Virginia Mom’s Long Wait For Missing Daughter

Keeshae Jacobs always kept in close contact with her mother until she vanished in September 2016. → Read More

Missing Georgia Teen Latania Janell Carwell Is Presumed Dead, Cops Say

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office is now searching in Atlanta for the remains of missing Georgia teen Latania Janell Carwell. → Read More

Pregnant Baltimore Mom Vanishes, Misses Baby Shower

Akia Eggleston of Baltimore was supposed to see the doctor and attend her baby shower before she suddenly vanished in May. → Read More

Cops Arrest Mom Of Missing Georgia Teen Latania Janell Carwell

Tanya Tripp was arrested after police found her with her husband, Leon Lamar Tripp, the last person seen with her missing daughter. → Read More

Virginia Woman Rescued From Alleged Sex Trafficking Ring In New York City

Inglish Walker, 29, thought she was going to be an exotic dancer at private parties but her alleged captors had other ideas. → Read More

The Case For Shuttering Rikers Before 10 Years

Criminal justice reform advocate Glenn Martin says there's too much at stake to wait a decade to close the notorious New York City jail. → Read More

Kidnapping Warrant Issued For Stepfather Of Missing Georgia Teen

Leon Lamar Tripp reportedly left the family’s home in Augusta, Georgia, with his stepdaughter, Latania Janelle Carwell, 16, early one morning two weeks ago, police and relatives say. → Read More

Georgia Family Worries For Teen Who Went Missing With Stepfather

Latania Janelle Carwell and her stepfather, Leon Lamar Tripp, were last seen in the 3100 block of Tate Road in a 1990 GMC Sierra pickup truck with Georgia license plates, police say. → Read More

Georgia Family Worries For Teen Who Went Missing With Stepfather

Latania Janelle Carwell and her stepfather, Leon Lamar Tripp, were last seen in the 3100 block of Tate Road in a 1990 GMC Sierra pickup truck with Georgia license plates, police say. → Read More

5 Things You Need To Know About U.S. Strike On Syria

President Donald Trump ordered the launch of 59 Tomahawk missiles Thursday at a Syrian military base following the country's suspected use of chemical weapons in an attack that killed over 100 people. → Read More

Black College Student Vanishes After Crossing Illinois Bridge On The Way To Class

Gift Kamau was last seen on the morning of March 30 leaving her home in Madison, Illinois, on her way to class at St. Louis University. → Read More

Here Is The Story Of A Missing D.C. Teen Who Vanished After ‘Going Outside’

Shaniah Boyd is among the Black and Latina girls missing in Washington, D.C., police say. → Read More

D.C. Case Highlights Some Misconceptions About Missing African Americans

The D.C. missing girls case is a chance to examine and dispel four common misconceptions about Black folks who go missing. → Read More

Aza Comics Creates World Where Women Of Color Are Superheroes

When 29-year-old Jasmine Truesdale failed to find characters with whom she could identify, she did what any empowered woman would do: She created her own universe of diverse women superheroes by founding Aza Comics. → Read More

Baltimore Cops Find Autistic Teen Lured Away By Online Predator

Five days after she went missing, Baltimore investigators on Monday found an autistic Baltimore high school sophomore physically unharmed in a Prince Georges County apartment complex, police say. → Read More

Missing and Endangered Colorado Teen Lashaya Stine Last Seen At Bus Stop

In a case described as troubling, police believe missing Aurora, Colorado teen Lashaya Stine left home at 2:30 a.m. in July to meet with someone. She has not been seen since then. → Read More

How Trump's New Deportation Rules Could Affect New York City Immigrants

Advocates say the new rules make it easier to deport immigrants with less judicial oversight. → Read More

De Blasio Says Cross Bronx Expressway Is his 'White Whale'

The mayor's comments came in the wake of a study naming the expressway as the worst road in the country. → Read More