Automotive What two missing child cases say about ‘missing white woman syndrome’ Christin Hakim, May 3, 2022 On the morning of May 3, 2002, Alexis Patterson’s stepfather walked her to the corner and a crossing guard guided the 7-year-old across the street toward Hi-Mount Community School in Milwaukee. At the end of the day, she didn’t come home. A month later and more than a thousand miles… Continue Reading
Automotive How Betty White Broke Barriers for Women in Television | Smart News Arts & Culture Christin Hakim, January 9, 2022 Actress and comedian Betty White, pictured here in 2015, died last week at the age of 99. Photo by Amanda Edwards / WireImage / Getty Images American actress and comedian Betty White died on Friday of natural causes at the age of 99, reports People magazine. White died in her home… Continue Reading
Automotive Remembering Betty White : NPR Christin Hakim, January 1, 2022 Betty White at the 41st Annual People’s Choice Awards in 2015. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Winter/Getty Images Betty White at the 41st Annual People’s Choice Awards in 2015. Kevin Winter/Getty Images Something awful happens to the pop-culture take on smart, sharp-witted people when they have the… Continue Reading
Automotive HBO’s ‘Black and Missing’ offers an antidote to Missing White Woman Syndrome : NPR Christin Hakim, December 4, 2021 Natalie Wilson, co-founder of the Black and Missing Foundation, posts a flier featuring a missing girl. HBO hide caption toggle caption HBO Natalie Wilson, co-founder of the Black and Missing Foundation, posts a flier featuring a missing girl. HBO It may be one of the saddest truisms of modern media:… Continue Reading