New Campaign Aims to Address Disappearance Cases in Nebraska
Efforts are underway in Nebraska to address and improve the handling of cases involving missing Black women and children. This initiative seeks to bring attention to a pressing issue that has long been overlooked.
The initiative, known as Bring Her Home Nebraska, was spurred by the introduction of legislation (LB751) by Senator Ashlei Spivey. The new law mandates the State Patrol to conduct a study to explore ways to enhance investigative resources and improve the reporting and identification of missing Black women and children. During a press conference, Sen. Spivey highlighted the disproportionate number of missing reports involving Black women and children.
“We don’t know why. We don’t know if we are found. What was the reason? Was it trafficking? Was it domestic violence? Was it some other issue? And so this is a real opportunity to work with interest groups to help solve for this,” Spivey stated, emphasizing the need for a collaborative approach to tackle the issue.
According to organizers, over 700 Black women and children are reported missing in Nebraska each year. While the State Patrol indicates that most of these cases are resolved, their current data shows 50 Black women and 56 Black children still unaccounted for. There is also concern over the misclassification of missing children as runaways. The findings from the NSP study are expected to be published by June 2027.
