Tiffany D. Jackson's book Monday's Not Coming is fiction, but it is all too real the ways in which the community, the police and the media ignored the disappearance of a young black girl, Monday. Then left her friend, Claudia, to try an put the pieces together. Today's discussion is emotionally rough but a reminder that books like this one shouldn't be ban.
I also explain how responsible I am...then forget my own IG handle @growlery_pod
Next Up ---> The Murder Bot Diaries: All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Tiffany D. Jackson
Website
Instagram and Twitter @WriteinBK
Her Short Film The Field Trip -----WATCH IT HERE
Interview with Bustle
Opinion Piece from Jack Lechelt
The Missing White Girl Syndrome by Sarah Stillman
The Missing NY article
Julia Kearny article (Research essay)
The Forgotten Victims of Missing White Woman Syndrome: An Examination of Legal Measures That Contribute to the Lack of Search and Recovery of Missing Black Girls and Women by Jada L Moss
Critical Race Theory Starter Pack into the Debate
Khadija Mbowe's video on Critical Race Theory ---WATCH HERE
Education Week article on CRT
PRO and CON list for CRT
Statistics about Missing Kids in DC
Information about the Most Dangerous Communities around DC
Information about the Anacostia Area
Brief History of Crack Epidemic in DC
Organizations Dedicated to Helping and Finding Missing Kids and Adults
Black and Missing Foundation
Our Black Girls
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children
Podcasts Mentioned
Affirmative Murder
Sistas Who Kill
Black Missing an
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