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California's "Ebony Alert for Missing Black Children Sparks Outrage
Lee Bailey's Eurweb ^ | October 11, 2023 | Ny Magee

Posted on 10/11/2023 7:54:58 PM PDT by Fiji Hill

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed legislation making the state the first in the country to create an alert system for missing Black women and children.

The move has sparked outrage online, with critics calling the new “Ebony Alert” system “racist”.

The law was passed unanimously by both chambers of California’s legislature, the Washington Examiner reports. The goal of the bill is to address the “often ignored or lack of attention given to Black children and young Black women that are missing in California,” according to a statement. The law is set to go into effect on Jan. 1.

Per the statement, which cites the Black and Missing Foundation, “38% of children reported missing in the U.S. are Black. The U.S. population is 14% Black. Black children are disproportionately classified as “runaways” in comparison to their white counterparts who are classified as “missing” and, therefore, many Black children do not receive the Amber Alert.”

The statement also notes, “A recent report on human trafficking incidents across the country also found that 40% of sex trafficking victims were identified as Black women.”

“California is taking bold and needed action to locate missing black children and black women in California,” Democratic state Sen. Steven Bradford, who led the legislation, said in a press release. “Our black children and young women are disproportionately represented on the lists of missing persons. This is heartbreaking and painful for so many families and a public crisis for our entire state.”

Bradford is defending the new law amid the online backlash … telling TMZ Live that law enforcement has consistently failed to issue alerts for missing Black youths. He also reminded the haters that missing Black kids don’t get nearly as much media coverage.

“SB 673 would authorize a law enforcement agency to request that an Ebony Alert be activated if that agency determines that it would be an effective tool in the investigation of a missing Black youth or young Black women between the ages of 12 – 25 years. SB 673 would encourage news organizations including television, cable, online, radio and social media outlets to cooperate with disseminating the information contained in an Ebony Alert,” per the statement.

Meanwhile, folks in California are outraged that there will be separate alert systems for missing children based on race.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: blacks; ebonyalert; race; racism; stevenbradford
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Why do we need a separate alert system for blacks? The AMBER Alert system has nothing to do with race. And the name they chose is racially pejorative--like having a "Lily Alert" for whites or a "Taco Alert" for Latinos.

It's truly amazing how the Left is increasingly embracing racial segregation, which they once considered a cardinal sin and which they crusaded against with vigor in the middle of the last century.

1 posted on 10/11/2023 7:54:58 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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As it is for African-Americans age 12 to 25, and they make up a large portion of, use this ebony network to hunt them down.


2 posted on 10/11/2023 7:57:34 PM PDT by Reno89519 (It's war. No one murders and takes Americans hostage. Time to act. Declare war on Hamas.)
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iPad autocorrect! Here: As it is for African-Americans age 12 to 25, and they make up a large portion of wanted criminals, use this ebony network to hunt them down.
3 posted on 10/11/2023 7:58:54 PM PDT by Reno89519 (It's war. No one murders and takes Americans hostage. Time to act. Declare war on Hamas.)
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The weird thing is that they seem to think that some people might respond better to an ‘Ebony’ alert than to an ‘Amber’ alert.

That seems to be suggesting that Black people are racist.

There is no longer any semblance of intelligence in the Left.


4 posted on 10/11/2023 7:59:53 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Fiji Hill

They don’t care about white children


5 posted on 10/11/2023 8:00:35 PM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: Jamestown1630

Amber alerts are just parent custody disputes. No one pays attention to them anymore.


6 posted on 10/11/2023 8:03:04 PM PDT by outpostinmass2
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To: Altura Ct.

I don’t think leftist politicians care about anything but votes and power. They USE Black people, they don’t care about them.


7 posted on 10/11/2023 8:03:39 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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In my area, they’re about missing kids, period.


8 posted on 10/11/2023 8:04:16 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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The weird thing is that they seem to think that some people might respond better to an ‘Ebony’ alert than to an ‘Amber’ alert.

The concern I'm seeing from black people is that people, especially authorities, may be less responsive to an "Ebony Alert" than they are to an "Amber Alert". No one really seems to want this dumb idea.
9 posted on 10/11/2023 8:04:20 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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I do not understand how it can be legal for the government to do this alert in a racial basis. I hope it gets challenged legally.


10 posted on 10/11/2023 8:05:58 PM PDT by Persevero (You cannot comply your way out of tyranny. )
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Ebony Alert for wanted BLACK criminals.


11 posted on 10/11/2023 8:06:08 PM PDT by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

It’s just more stupid Democrat thinking.

They look more stupid every day - if that’s possible.


12 posted on 10/11/2023 8:07:44 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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This sounds like he is fomenting racial division.


13 posted on 10/11/2023 8:10:56 PM PDT by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump. )
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To: Jamestown1630

Most black people are racist.


14 posted on 10/11/2023 8:12:17 PM PDT by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump. )
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Some are. Just like many Whites are - more than I would have imagined, before joining this site.


15 posted on 10/11/2023 8:14:17 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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"California's 'Ebony Alert" for Missing Black Children Sparks Outrage"

Hey Gavin, President Davis is calling from the Nineteenth Century. He wants his lawmaker's back.
16 posted on 10/11/2023 8:15:56 PM PDT by clearcarbon (Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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Will de Ebony Alerts be issued in Ebonics?


17 posted on 10/11/2023 8:16:55 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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Must be a reason why they're classed as “runaways”...
18 posted on 10/11/2023 8:17:14 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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Canadian Ebony Alert!!!

Canada is missing a retarded child who pretends to be a Prime Minister and often masquerades as black.

If seen please notify the first Canadian trucker you see. They will know what to do.

19 posted on 10/11/2023 8:18:36 PM PDT by TigersEye (Our Republic is under seige by globalist Marxists. Hold fast!)
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To: Jamestown1630

Best think again.


20 posted on 10/11/2023 8:20:43 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty)
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