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Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Pledges $600,000 For Missing D.C. Teens

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Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Pledges $600,000 For Missing D.C. Teens

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Less than two weeks ago, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser released a six-point plan to address what has become an incendiary national story of missing black and brown girls in the district.

The issue was getting so much attention, in fact, that the mayor, who said that the plan was drafted in January, distributed a broad outline early, including $600,000 in grant support for organizations that work with teens at risk and the launch of a website which will eventually update missing cases in real time.

Mayor Bowser says she wants to “break the cycle” of young people who go missing – the majority, according to the MPD, of whom are Black and brown girls, a large…

Please read original article Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Pledges $600,000 For Missing D.C. Teens posted on Healthy Black Girls on 12 April 2017 | 1:42 am —

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